Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
House Bill 72
Medical records; persons seeking disability benefits may obtain at no charge until final determination of disability.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN A PERSON IS SEEKING DISABILITY BENEFITS, THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WHO EXAMINE THE PERSON TO DETERMINE THE PERSON'S ELIGIBILITY FOR THE BENEFITS BEING SOUGHT SHALL PROVIDE THE PERSON WITH COPIES OF THEIR MEDICAL RECORDS AT NO CHARGE UNTIL AFTER THE FINAL DETERMINATION OF DISABILITY HAS BEEN MADE; TO PROVIDE THAT AFTER THE FINAL DETERMINATION OF DISABILITY, THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WHO PROVIDED COPIES OF MEDICAL RECORDS TO THE PERSON MAY CHARGE THE PERSON FOR THE COST OF PROVIDING THOSE MEDICAL RECORDS, AT RATES NOT EXCEEDING CERTAIN STATUTORY AMOUNTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
February 6 to March 6, 2012, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 6 to Mar 6 · stopped29 days
Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 6 to Mar 6 · stopped29 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 6 – Mar 6
- Feb 6Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Mar 6Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 6Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Mar 6Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives