CS/CS/SB 1606: Patient Access to Records
GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Health Policy ; Grall ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bradley
Patient Access to Records; Requiring a mental health service provider to furnish records within a specified timeframe after receiving a request for such records; requiring a substance abuse service provider to furnish and provide access to records within a specified timeframe after receiving a written request from an individual or the individual’s legal representative; revising the timeframe within which a nursing home facility must provide access to, and copies of, resident records after receiving a request for such records, etc.
Effective Date: 1/1/2026
Last Action: 4/28/2025 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/25
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/28/2025 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/25
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Health Policy (HP)
- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/27/2025 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 3/6/2025 | Senate |
• Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules |
| 3/10/2025 | Senate |
• Introduced |
| 3/20/2025 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Pending Reconsideration (Unfavorable; YEAS 4 NAYS 4) |
| 3/27/2025 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Motion to Reconsider Adopted |
| 4/1/2025 | Senate |
• CS by Health Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 3 |
| 4/3/2025 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services • CS by Health Policy read 1st time |
| 4/7/2025 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/10/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building |
| 4/10/2025 | Senate |
• Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 5 NAYS 3 |
| 4/11/2025 | Senate |
• Now in Rules |
| 4/16/2025 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/21/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building |
| 4/21/2025 | Senate |
• CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 15 NAYS 8 |
| 4/23/2025 | Senate |
• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| 4/24/2025 | Senate |
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time |
| 4/28/2025 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/25 |
894726 - Substitute Amendment (900268)