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This Act establishes requirements for the handling of treatment records for all of the following health-care providers under Title 24: 1. Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (certified nurse practitioners), Chapter 19. 2. Licensees under the Board of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Professionals, Chapter 30: mental health professional counselors and associate counselors, chemical dependency professionals…
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This Act establishes requirements for the handling of treatment records for all of the following health-care providers under Title 24: 1. Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (certified nurse practitioners), Chapter 19. 2. Licensees under the Board of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Professionals, Chapter 30: mental health professional counselors and associate counselors, chemical dependency professionals, marriage and family therapists, professional art therapists. 3. Psychologists, Chapter 35. 4. Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Chapter 39. Under current law, a patient or client does not have a right or clear procedure by which to obtain a copy of their record when one of these practitioners closes a practice, dies, terminates a patient relationship, or is incapacitated. The requirements established under this Act are modeled on the patient record requirements and procedures for physicians and correspond with the changes that would be enacted under House Bill No. 105 (152nd). These requirements and procedures also apply when a patient or client requests copies of their records. Under existing law, the governing boards established under these chapters have authority to promulgate regulations, if necessary, to address intersections between the requirements under this Act and professional codes of ethics. Sections 5 through 8 of this Act make technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual and corrects the spelling of the word “health-care” to be consistent throughout these chapters.
Every action
9 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate · Senate Health & Social Services
CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits · Senate Health & Social Services
SenateAmendment SA 1 to SB 74 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
SenateAmendment SA 1 to SB 74 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES21–0 vote
SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
CommitteeAssigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House · House Health & Human Development
CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 1 Favorable, 12 On Its Merits · House Health & Human Development
HousePassed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT39–0 vote
GovernorSigned by Governor
Roll calls
3 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.