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Relating to disclosure of the electronic protected health information of a minor to a legal guardian
Sponsored by the House Health and Human Services Committee
Topics:Health careTechnology & privacy
Same legislation: HF 2064
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 17, 2024
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 17, 2024
- Done: House committeeJanuary 30, 2024
- Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 22, 202494–1
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Health care providers and facilities must give a minor's electronic health records to their legal guardian upon request. There are exceptions if the minor is legally allowed to consent to their own care or if other laws prevent sharing the information. Guardians can also choose to receive a printed copy of these records for free instead of an electronic version.1
Read the official explanation
This bill requires a health care provider or facility that maintains or transmits electronic protected health information (EPHI) to disclose to the legal guardian of a minor the minor’s EPHI, with some exceptions. The exceptions include that the EPHI relates to health care for which the minor is legally authorized to consent without the consent of a legal guardian; or if disclosure of the EPHI to a legal guardian is otherwise prohibited by state or federal law. The bill provides an option for a health care provider or facility to comply with the bill by providing a printed copy of the minor’s EPHI in lieu of the EPHI, at no charge to the legal guardian of the minor. The bill provides definitions used in the bill including “disclosure”, “electronic media”, “electronic protected health information”, “facility”, “health care”, “health care provider”, “health information”, “legal guardian”, and “protected health information”.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 28, 2024. On March 6, 2024 it recommended passage. [].
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