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Health care records; fees; certain requests by a patient or his attorney. Requires that a health care provider provide one free copy of a patient's medical records per calendar year if requested by a patient or his attorney for the purposes of supporting a claim or appeal under certain provisions of the Social Security Act or any federal or state financial needs-based benefit program. The bill provides that any additional request for medical records in the same calendar year is subject to a reasonable fee.
Introduced
Jan 3, 2025
Last Action
Mar 21, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 1 co
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0182)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 182 (Effective 07/01/25)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Signed by President
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1629ER)
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1629)
Enrolled
Read third time
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
Rereferred from Education and Health to Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
Read second time
Read first time
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1629)
Committee substitute printed 25105523D-H1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
Referred from Health and Human Services and referred to Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1629)
Assigned sub: Health Professions
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100526D
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Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0182)
Joshua E. Thomas
Jackie H. Glass