Bill > S2515

Introduced Session

This bill provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, and to the extent otherwise authorized under federal law, clinical laboratories will be authorized to perform any test requested by a patient without an order for the test issued by a health care practitioner. When providing the results of a test performed without an order issued by a health care practitioner to a patient, the clinical laboratory will be required to include a notice advising the patient of the benefits of reviewing the results with a licensed health care practitioner and the risk that, without the assistance of a licensed health care practitioner, there is a possibility the patient may misread or misinterpret the test results. A clinical laboratory performing tests without an order for the test issued by a health care practitioner will be required to ensure patient records are produced and maintained, and access to the records is restricted, consistent with the requirements of the "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996" (HIPAA). The Attorney General will have the authority to take any action and assess any penalty for a violation of HIPAA as is authorized under HIPAA.

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Shirley Turner (D)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee (on 02/05/2024)

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