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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

SB 599

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Relating to: accessing and obtaining patient health records by public defenders. (FE)

Attorney Medical service Public defender

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a patient or person authorized by the patient may, among

other things, inspect the patient's health care records, obtain copies of the patient's

health care records for a reduced fee if the patient is eligible for Medical Assistance,

and obtain copies of the patient's health care records without paying a certification

fee or a retrieval fee. This bill specifies that an attorney appointed by the State Public

Defender to represent the patient is a person authorized by the patient for purposes

of inspecting and obtaining copies of the patient's health care records if that attorney

has the patient's written informed consent.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Grothman (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Lassa (D) , Lazich (R) , Petrowski (R) , Risser (D)

11 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Bies (R) , Brooks (R) , Goyke (D) , Hulsey (D) , Kaufert (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Krug (R) , Murphy (R) , Strachota (R) , Tittl (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Labor, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 27, 2014 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Feb 13, 2014 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Grothman, L. Taylor, Petrowski, Risser, Lazich and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Tittl, Ballweg, Bies, Brooks, Goyke, Hulsey, Kaufert, Kleefisch, Krug, Murphy and Strachota

  2. Feb 13, 2014 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Labor

  3. Feb 20, 2014 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 25, 2014 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Feb 27, 2014 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Labor, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  6. Feb 27, 2014 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Mar 7, 2014 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-11-2014 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. Mar 11, 2014 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  9. Mar 11, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. Mar 11, 2014 · Senate

    Read a second time

  11. Mar 11, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. Mar 11, 2014 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  13. Mar 12, 2014 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  14. Mar 12, 2014 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  15. Mar 12, 2014 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 3-18-2014 by Committee on Rules

  16. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  17. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  18. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  19. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  20. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  21. Mar 19, 2014 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  22. Mar 25, 2014 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  23. Apr 22, 2014 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 4-22-2014

  24. Apr 24, 2014 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-23-2014. 2013 Wisconsin Act 342

  25. Apr 24, 2014 · Senate

    Published 4-24-2014

  26. May 23, 2014 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  27. May 23, 2014 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received