VA HB312 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Passed on March 1 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-01 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0080)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Secretary of Health and Human Resources; increase sharing of electronic health records; report. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to work with stakeholders, which shall include representatives of hospitals and other health care providers in the Commonwealth, to (i) evaluate interoperability of electronic health records systems among health systems and health care providers and the ability of health systems and health care providers to share patient records in electronic format and (ii) develop recommendations for improving the ability of health systems and health care providers to share electronic health records with the goal of ensuring that all health care providers in the Commonwealth are able to share electronic health information to reduce the cost of health care and improve the efficiency of health care services. The Secretary shall report his findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by December 1, 2016. The bill contains an emergency clause.

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Title

SHHR; increase sharing of electronic health records, report.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-27 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-21 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 24 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-03-01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0080)
2016-03-01 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 80 (effective 3/1/16)
2016-02-25 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 3, 2016
2016-02-25HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/25/16
2016-02-25SenateSigned by President
2016-02-24HouseSigned by Speaker
2016-02-24HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB312ER)
2016-02-24HouseEnrolled
2016-02-22SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2016-02-22SenateRead third time
2016-02-19SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2016-02-18SenateReported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2016-02-15SenateAssigned Education sub: Health
2016-01-28SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2016-01-28SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2016-01-27HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2016-01-27HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2016-01-26HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB312H1
2016-01-26HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 16104617D-H1
2016-01-26HouseRead second time
2016-01-25HouseRead first time
2016-01-21HouseCommittee substitute printed 16104617D-H1
2016-01-21HouseReported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2016-01-05HouseReferred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2016-01-05HousePrefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/13/16 16100996D

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