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H*4354 (Rat #0328, Act #0294 of 2014) General Bill, By Harrell, Cobb-Hunter, G.M. Smith, Long, Douglas, Felder, R.L. Brown and Goldfinch
Summary: Right of patients regarding medical records
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-115-15 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE PHYSICIANS' PATIENT RECORDS ACT, THE TERM "MEDICAL RECORDS" INCLUDES MEDICAL BILLS; TO AMEND SECTION 44-7-325, RELATING TO THE STATE CERTIFICATION OF NEED AND HEALTH FACILITY LICENSURE ACT, AND SECTIONS 44-115-30 AND 44-115-80, BOTH RELATING TO THE PHYSICIANS' PATIENT RECORDS ACT, ALL SO AS TO PROVIDE CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH ELECTRONIC RECORDS MUST BE PROVIDED, TO REVISE RELATED FEES, TO PERMIT FEES EVEN WHEN RECORDS REQUESTED BY A PATIENT ARE NOT FOUND, AND TO REQUIRE ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS OF THESE FEES IN A CERTAIN MANNER. - ratified title
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Summary: Right of patients regarding medical records
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-115-15 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE PHYSICIANS' PATIENT RECORDS ACT, THE TERM "MEDICAL RECORDS" INCLUDES MEDICAL BILLS; TO AMEND SECTION 44-7-325, RELATING TO THE STATE CERTIFICATION OF NEED AND HEALTH FACILITY LICENSURE ACT, AND SECTIONS 44-115-30 AND 44-115-80, BOTH RELATING TO THE PHYSICIANS' PATIENT RECORDS ACT, ALL SO AS TO PROVIDE CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH ELECTRONIC RECORDS MUST BE PROVIDED, TO REVISE RELATED FEES, TO PERMIT FEES EVEN WHEN RECORDS REQUESTED BY A PATIENT ARE NOT FOUND, AND TO REQUIRE ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS OF THESE FEES IN A CERTAIN MANNER. - ratified title
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12/03/13 | House | Prefiled |
12/03/13 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
12/04/13 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
01/14/14 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 46) |
01/14/14 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 46) |
03/04/14 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: R.L.Brown, Goldfinch |
04/02/14 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (House Journal-page 106) |
04/03/14 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
04/10/14 | House | Amended (House Journal-page 31) |
04/10/14 | House | Read second time (House Journal-page 31) |
04/10/14 | House | Roll call Yeas-95 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 35) |
04/10/14 | House | Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (House Journal-page 36) |
04/11/14 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 2) |
04/15/14 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 12) |
04/15/14 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 12) |
05/20/14 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 13) |
05/21/14 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
05/21/14 | Senate | Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 60) |
05/22/14 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
05/29/14 | Senate | Amended (Senate Journal-page 54) |
05/29/14 | Senate | Read second time (Senate Journal-page 54) |
05/29/14 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-4 (Senate Journal-page 54) |
06/03/14 | Senate | Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 24) |
06/04/14 | House | Non-concurrence in Senate amendment (House Journal-page 26) |
06/04/14 | House | Roll call Yeas-0 Nays-104 (House Journal-page 26) |
06/04/14 | Senate | Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Cleary, Davis, Johnson (Senate Journal-page 13) |
06/05/14 | House | Conference committee appointed Horne, Cobb-Hunter, Newton (House Journal-page 9) |
06/16/14 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
06/17/14 | House | Free conference powers granted |
06/17/14 | House | Free conference committee appointed Horne, Cobb-Hunter, Newton |
06/17/14 | House | Free conference report received and adopted |
06/17/14 | House | Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-0 |
06/19/14 | Senate | Free conference powers granted (Senate Journal-page 24) |
06/19/14 | Senate | Free conference committee appointed Cleary, Davis, Johnson (Senate Journal-page 24) |
06/19/14 | Senate | Free conference report adopted (Senate Journal-page 25) |
06/19/14 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-2 (Senate Journal-page 25) |
06/19/14 | House | Ordered enrolled for ratification |
06/20/14 | Ratified R 328 | |
06/23/14 | Signed By Governor | |
07/08/14 | Effective date 06/23/14 | |
07/09/14 | Act No. 294 |