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SB 1042: Nursing Home Records

GENERAL BILL by Sobel

Nursing Home Records; Requiring a nursing home to provide a copy of a resident’s paper and electronic records upon receipt of a written request that meets certain federal requirements; requiring a facility to furnish a resident’s records within a certain timeframe; authorizing certain persons to make a request for a deceased resident’s records; requiring that a request for a deceased resident’s records be in writing and meet certain federal requirements; authorizing a facility to refuse to furnish records under certain circumstances; providing that a facility is not criminally or civilly liable for furnishing a resident’s records under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 2/28/2014 Senate - Withdrawn prior to introduction, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 670 (Ch. 2014-83) -SJ 84
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/13/2014 Senate • Filed
    2/19/2014 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary
    2/28/2014 Senate • Withdrawn from Health Policy; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary
    • Withdrawn prior to introduction, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 670 (Ch. 2014-83) -SJ 84

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  • SB 1042, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/13/2014 at 9:45 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 831 Nursing Home Records Rodrigues Similar Last Action: 2/27/2014 H Withdrawn prior to introduction, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 670 (Ch. 2014-83) -HJ 71
    Location: Withdrawn from consideration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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