California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly 1 D cosponsors

AB 2059 — Medical records: electronic delivery.

Last action — Died on inactive file.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law requires certain enumerated health care providers to make all of a patient's records under their custody or control available for inspection and copying by an attorney at law, or his or her representative, who presents a written authorization therefor, as specified. Existing law provides that a person or entity that fails to make the records available 5 days after the presentation of the written authorization may be subject to reasonable expenses incurred to enforce these provisions. Existing law further authorizes any person or enumerated health care provider to charge the person whose written authorization required the availability of the records for the reasonable costs incurred in making the patient records available, as specified. This bill would require a health care provider, as defined, to provide an electronic copy of an electronic medical record or electronic health record, when an electronic a copy is requested, if the medical record exists in digital or electronic format and the medical record can be delivered electronically. The bill would extend the period following presentation of the written request and authorization after which a health care provider that fails to make the records available may be subject to reasonable expenses, including court costs, incurred to enforce these provisions from 5 days to 20 business days. The bill would additionally authorize a health care provider that provides electronic copies of medical records to charge the person whose written request required the availability of the records for the reasonable costs incurred to provide the electronic copies, as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died on inactive file.

  2. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Block.

  3. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  4. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 24).

  5. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  6. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  7. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  8. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  9. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5093.)

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (May 6).

  12. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  13. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  15. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.

  16. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  17. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Do pass.

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4200
Democratic 1000
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Monning — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea

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AB 2059 MURATSUCHI Assembly Third Reading

Passed 73 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 66006
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 73006
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Conway — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Allen — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Holden — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Logue — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Fong — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hall — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Levine — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Salas — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Ammiano — Not Voting
Donnelly — Not Voting
Ting — Yea
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
V. Manuel Pérez — Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Democratic 1000
Total 10000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Alejo — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Chau — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Passed 19 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18000
Democratic 1000
Total 19000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Ammiano — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Pan — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2059 do?
Existing law requires certain enumerated health care providers to make all of a patient's records under their custody or control available for inspection and copying by an attorney at law, or his or her representative, who presents a written authorization therefor, as specified. Existing law provides that a person or entity that fails to make the records available 5 days after the presentation of the written authorization may be subject to reasonable expenses incurred to enforce these provisions. Existing law further authorizes any person or enumerated health care provider to charge the person whose written authorization required the availability of the records for the reasonable costs incurred in making the patient records available, as specified. This bill would require a health care provider, as defined, to provide an electronic copy of an electronic medical record or electronic health record, when an electronic a copy is requested, if the medical record exists in digital or electronic format and the medical record can be delivered electronically. The bill would extend the period following presentation of the written request and authorization after which a health care provider that fails to make the records available may be subject to reasonable expenses, including court costs, incurred to enforce these provisions from 5 days to 20 business days. The bill would additionally authorize a health care provider that provides electronic copies of medical records to charge the person whose written request required the availability of the records for the reasonable costs incurred to provide the electronic copies, as specified.
Who sponsors AB 2059?
AB 2059 is sponsored by Muratsuchi, Al (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 2059?
This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 2059?
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