SB187 HFAT Shott 4-6

Delegate Shott moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Senate Bill No. 187 -- A BILL to amend and reenact §27-3-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating generally to confidentiality of medical records for patients’ physical, mental or emotional conditions generally; eliminating disclosure exception for treatment or internal review purposes; eliminating 30-day requirement; eliminating requirement that provider make good faith effort to obtain consent from the patient or legal representative; eliminating requirement that the minimum information necessary is released for a specifically stated purpose; eliminating requirement that prompt notice of the disclosure, the recipient of the information and the purpose of the disclosure is given to the patient or legal representative; adopting provisions of federal law which pertain to disclosure of protected health information; and providing for disclosure upon execution of a duly executed release in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

Adopted

Rejected