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HB 831: Nursing Home Records

GENERAL BILL by Rodrigues, R.

Nursing Home Records; Requires nursing home to provide copy of resident's paper & electronic records upon receipt of written request that meets certain federal requirements; requires facility to furnish resident's records within certain timeframe; authorizes certain persons to make request for deceased resident's records; requires that request for deceased resident's records be in writing & meet certain federal requirements; specifies certain documentation that must accompany request for deceased resident's records; authorizes facility to refuse to furnish records; provides that facility is not criminally or civilly liable for furnishing resident's records.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 2/27/2014 House - Withdrawn prior to introduction, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 670 (Ch. 2014-83) -HJ 71
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/5/2014 House • Filed
    2/14/2014 House • Referred to Health Innovation Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee
    2/27/2014 House • Withdrawn from Health Innovation Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee
    • Withdrawn prior to introduction, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 670 (Ch. 2014-83) -HJ 71

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  • HB 831, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/5/2014 at 4:16 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1042 Nursing Home Records Sobel Similar Last Action: 2/28/2014 S Withdrawn prior to introduction, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 670 (Ch. 2014-83) -SJ 84
    Location: Withdrawn from consideration
    H 569 (c2) Nursing Home Litigation Gaetz Compare Last Action: 4/22/2014 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 670 (Ch. 2014-83) -HJ 593
    Location: Laid on Table
    S 670 (er) Nursing Home Litigation Thrasher Compare Last Action: 6/13/2014 Chapter No. 2014-83
    Location: Became Law

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    400.145 Records of care and treatment of resident; copies to be furnished. Page 1 (pdf)
    429.294 Availability of facility records for investigation of resident’s rights violations and defenses; penalty. Page 5 (pdf)

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