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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 144D.1 PERSONAL MEDICAL
1 2 INFORMATION.
1 3 1. For the purposes of this section:
1 4 a. "Health care provider" shall mean any of the following,
1 5 and includes any officer, employee, or agent of the health
1 6 care provider:
1 7 (1) An individual licensed under chapter 148, 148A, 148B,
1 8 148C, 148D, 148E, 149, 150, 150A, 151, 152, 152A, 152B, 152C,
1 9 152D, 153, 154, 154A, 154B, 154C, 154D, or 155A, or any
1 10 individual who provides health care services under the
1 11 authorization of the licensee.
1 12 (2) An institutional health facility as defined in section
1 13 135.61.
1 14 (3) A health care facility as defined in section 135C.1.
1 15 (4) Any other individual or facility providing health care
1 16 services to an individual.
1 17 b. "Medical information" means any information regarding a
1 18 patient, including the patient's identity, that is given by
1 19 the patient to the health care provider, or that is recorded
1 20 by the health care provider about the patient in the course of
1 21 providing health care services.
1 22 2. Medical information contained in the medical records in
1 23 the possession of any health care provider is the property of
1 24 the patient.
1 25 3. The patient is entitled upon request to a copy of the
1 26 medical records containing the medical information of the
1 27 patient. The health care provider may charge a reasonable fee
1 28 for making the copy.
1 29 4. Release or use of medical information for the purpose
1 30 of sales or marketing of services or products shall be
1 31 prohibited without the written authorization of the patient.
1 32 EXPLANATION
1 33 This bill creates a new Code chapter relating to individual
1 34 medical information. New Code section 144D.1 provides that
1 35 medical information contained in the medical records in the
2 1 possession of any health care provider is the property of the
2 2 patient. The patient is entitled to a copy of the medical
2 3 record, and the health care provider may charge a reasonable
2 4 fee for such copy. Release or use of medical information for
2 5 the purpose of sales or marketing of services or products is
2 6 prohibited without the written authorization of the patient.
2 7 The bill also defines "medical information" and "health
2 8 care provider".
2 9 LSB 1033HH 79
2 10 jj/gg/8
Text: HF00109 Text: HF00111 Text: HF00100 - HF00199 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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