SB 204 - Health Records; provide electronic format; conditions; legal rights; copies

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Committees

Current Status

05/02/05 - Senate Date Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 33 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health records, so as to provide that any health care provider, health care facility, or health care professional may create, maintain, transmit, receive, and store medical records in an electronic format; to provide conditions; to provide for legal rights and responsibilities; to provide for tangible copies of records; to provide for costs; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
Date Time Vote No Yeas Nays NV Exc Description
03/03/05 02:21 PM Senate Vote #145 054 001 001 000 PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE
03/29/05 03:28 PM House Vote #447 155 001 018 006 PASS
03/31/05 06:11 PM Senate Vote #548 047 001 004 004 AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE

Status History

Bill History
Date Action
02/17/2005 Senate Read and Referred
02/23/2005 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
02/24/2005 Senate Read Second Time
03/03/2005 Senate Third Read
03/03/2005 Senate Passed/Adopted
03/04/2005 House First Readers
03/10/2005 House Second Readers
03/21/2005 House Committee Favorably Reported
03/29/2005 House Third Readers
03/29/2005 House Passed/Adopted
03/31/2005 Senate Agrees House Amend or Sub
04/14/2005 Senate Sent to Governor
05/02/2005 Senate Date Signed by Governor
05/02/2005 Act 120
07/01/2005 Effective Date