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| Bill | Health care; consent to disclosure of records. | Health care; consent to services and disclosure of records. Eliminates authority of a minor to consent to medical or health services needed in the case of outpatient care, treatment, or rehabilitation for medical illness or emotional disturbance and the disclosure of medical records related thereto. The bill also provides that an authorization for the disclosure of health records shall remain in effect until such time as it is revoked in writing to the person in possession of the health record subject to the authorization; shall include authorization for the release of all health records of the person created by the health care entity to whom permission to release health records was granted from the date on which the authorization was executed; and shall include authorization for the person named in the authorization to assist the person who is the subject of the health record in accessing health care services, including scheduling appointments for the person who is the subject of the health record and attending appointments together with the person who is the subject of the health record. The bill also provides that every health care provider shall make health records of a patient available to any person designated by a patient in an authorization to release medical records and that a health care provider shall allow a person to make an appointment for medical services on behalf of another person, regardless of whether the other person has executed an authorization to release medical records, provided that such health care provider shall not release protected health information to the person making the appointment for medical services on behalf of another person unless such person has executed an authorization to release medical records to the person making the appointment. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2022 | HB 1359 | Virginia HB 1359 (2022) |
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Virginia HB 1359 (2022) — Health care; consent to disclosure of records.
Health care; consent to services and disclosure of records. Eliminates authority of a minor to consent to medical or health services needed in the case of outpatient care, treatment, or rehabilitation for medical illness or emotional disturbance and the disclosure of medical records related thereto. The bill also provides that an authorization for the disclosure of health records shall remain in effect until such time as it is revoked in writing to the person in possession of the health record subject to the authorization; shall include authorization for the release of all health records of the person created by the health care entity to whom permission to release health records was granted from the date on which the authorization was executed; and shall include authorization for the person named in the authorization to assist the person who is the subject of the health record in accessing health care services, including scheduling appointments for the person who is the subject of the health record and attending appointments together with the person who is the subject of the health record. The bill also provides that every health care provider shall make health records of a patient available to any person designated by a patient in an authorization to release medical records and that a health care provider shall allow a person to make an appointment for medical services on behalf of another person, regardless of whether the other person has executed an authorization to release medical records, provided that such health care provider shall not release protected health information to the person making the appointment for medical services on behalf of another person unless such person has executed an authorization to release medical records to the person making the appointment.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- CHAP0784 (committee substitute) — source
- Committee substitute printed 22106251D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
- Committee substitute printed 22107081D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
- Governor's substitute printed 22108155D-H2 (committee substitute) — source
- HB1359ER (committee substitute) — source
- HB1359ER2 (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (28-Y 12-N) — 28–12 (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate with substitute (29-Y 10-N) — 29–10 (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Adoption (53-Y 47-N) — 52–47 (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N) — 51–48 (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Adoption (57-Y 41-N) — 56–41 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Education and Health with substitute (11-Y 4-N) — 11–4 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N) — 4–2 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — 38–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (12-Y 10-N) — 12–10 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Kathy J. Byron — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2022-01-24 Unanimous consent to introduce
- 2022-01-24 Presented and ordered printed 22104513D
introduction - 2022-01-24 Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
referral-committee - 2022-01-25 Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
referral-committee - 2022-01-31 Impact statement from DPB (HB1359)
- 2022-02-08 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N)
- 2022-02-08 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 2022-02-10 Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
committee-passage - 2022-02-10 Committee substitute printed 22106251D-H1
substitution - 2022-02-13 Read first time
reading-1 - 2022-02-14 Read second time
reading-2 - 2022-02-14 Committee substitute agreed to 22106251D-H1
- 2022-02-14 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1359H1
- 2022-02-15 Read third time and passed House (52-Y 48-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2022-02-15 VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N)
- 2022-02-16 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 2022-02-16 Referred to Committee on Education and Health
referral-committee - 2022-02-17 Impact statement from DPB (HB1359H1)
- 2022-02-23 Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
referral-committee - 2022-02-25 Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 2022-03-03 Committee substitute printed 22107081D-S1
substitution - 2022-03-03 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
committee-passage - 2022-03-04 Passed by for the day
- 2022-03-04 Impact statement from DPB (HB1359S1)
- 2022-03-07 Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 2022-03-08 Read third time
reading-3 - 2022-03-08 Reading of substitute waived
- 2022-03-08 Committee substitute agreed to 22107081D-S1
- 2022-03-08 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1359S1
- 2022-03-08 Passed Senate with substitute (29-Y 10-N)
passage - 2022-03-09 Senate substitute agreed to by House 22107081D-S1 (57-Y 41-N)
- 2022-03-09 VOTE: Adoption (57-Y 41-N)
- 2022-03-11 Enrolled
- 2022-03-11 Signed by Speaker
- 2022-03-11 Signed by President
- 2022-03-14 Impact statement from DPB (HB1359ER)
- 2022-03-22 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
- 2022-03-22 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 2022-04-11 Governor's recommendation received by House
- 2022-04-11 Governor's substitute printed 22108155D-H2
- 2022-04-27 Placed on Calendar
- 2022-04-27 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (53-Y 47-N)
- 2022-04-27 VOTE: Adoption (53-Y 47-N)
- 2022-04-27 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (28-Y 12-N)
- 2022-04-27 Governor's recommendation adopted
- 2022-04-27 Reenrolled
- 2022-04-27 Reenrolled bill text (HB1359ER2)
- 2022-04-27 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 2022-04-27 Signed by President as reenrolled
- 2022-04-27 Enacted, Chapter 784 (effective 7/1/22)
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/97132168-06b3-413e-8d17-430bd2c4e4d7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).