CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1428Introduced by Senator DurazoFebruary 21, 2020 An act to amend Section 123100 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1428, as introduced, Durazo. Patient access to health records.Existing law generally governs a patients access to the patients own health records. Existing law establishes procedures for providing access to health care records or summaries of those records by patients and by those persons who have responsibility for decisions regarding the health care of others, as described. Existing law sets forth the Legislatures findings and declarations regarding the right of access to that information, as specified.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those findings and declarations.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 123100 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:123100. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that every person having who has ultimate responsibility for decisions respecting his or her the persons own health care also possesses a concomitant right of access to complete information respecting his or her regarding the persons condition and the care provided. Similarly, persons having who have responsibility for decisions respecting the health care of others another person should, in general, have access to information on regarding the patients condition and care. It(b) It is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to establish procedures for providing access to health care records or summaries of those records by patients and by those persons having who have responsibility for decisions respecting regarding the health care of others.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1428Introduced by Senator DurazoFebruary 21, 2020 An act to amend Section 123100 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1428, as introduced, Durazo. Patient access to health records.Existing law generally governs a patients access to the patients own health records. Existing law establishes procedures for providing access to health care records or summaries of those records by patients and by those persons who have responsibility for decisions regarding the health care of others, as described. Existing law sets forth the Legislatures findings and declarations regarding the right of access to that information, as specified.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those findings and declarations.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 1428
Introduced by Senator DurazoFebruary 21, 2020
Introduced by Senator Durazo
February 21, 2020
An act to amend Section 123100 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1428, as introduced, Durazo. Patient access to health records.
Existing law generally governs a patients access to the patients own health records. Existing law establishes procedures for providing access to health care records or summaries of those records by patients and by those persons who have responsibility for decisions regarding the health care of others, as described. Existing law sets forth the Legislatures findings and declarations regarding the right of access to that information, as specified.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those findings and declarations.
Existing law generally governs a patients access to the patients own health records. Existing law establishes procedures for providing access to health care records or summaries of those records by patients and by those persons who have responsibility for decisions regarding the health care of others, as described. Existing law sets forth the Legislatures findings and declarations regarding the right of access to that information, as specified.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those findings and declarations.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 123100 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:123100. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that every person having who has ultimate responsibility for decisions respecting his or her the persons own health care also possesses a concomitant right of access to complete information respecting his or her regarding the persons condition and the care provided. Similarly, persons having who have responsibility for decisions respecting the health care of others another person should, in general, have access to information on regarding the patients condition and care. It(b) It is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to establish procedures for providing access to health care records or summaries of those records by patients and by those persons having who have responsibility for decisions respecting regarding the health care of others.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 123100 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:123100. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that every person having who has ultimate responsibility for decisions respecting his or her the persons own health care also possesses a concomitant right of access to complete information respecting his or her regarding the persons condition and the care provided. Similarly, persons having who have responsibility for decisions respecting the health care of others another person should, in general, have access to information on regarding the patients condition and care. It(b) It is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to establish procedures for providing access to health care records or summaries of those records by patients and by those persons having who have responsibility for decisions respecting regarding the health care of others.
SECTION 1. Section 123100 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
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123100. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that every person having who has ultimate responsibility for decisions respecting his or her the persons own health care also possesses a concomitant right of access to complete information respecting his or her regarding the persons condition and the care provided. Similarly, persons having who have responsibility for decisions respecting the health care of others another person should, in general, have access to information on regarding the patients condition and care. It(b) It is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to establish procedures for providing access to health care records or summaries of those records by patients and by those persons having who have responsibility for decisions respecting regarding the health care of others.
123100. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that every person having who has ultimate responsibility for decisions respecting his or her the persons own health care also possesses a concomitant right of access to complete information respecting his or her regarding the persons condition and the care provided. Similarly, persons having who have responsibility for decisions respecting the health care of others another person should, in general, have access to information on regarding the patients condition and care. It(b) It is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to establish procedures for providing access to health care records or summaries of those records by patients and by those persons having who have responsibility for decisions respecting regarding the health care of others.
123100. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that every person having who has ultimate responsibility for decisions respecting his or her the persons own health care also possesses a concomitant right of access to complete information respecting his or her regarding the persons condition and the care provided. Similarly, persons having who have responsibility for decisions respecting the health care of others another person should, in general, have access to information on regarding the patients condition and care. It(b) It is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to establish procedures for providing access to health care records or summaries of those records by patients and by those persons having who have responsibility for decisions respecting regarding the health care of others.
123100. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that every person having who has ultimate responsibility for decisions respecting his or her the persons own health care also possesses a concomitant right of access to complete information respecting his or her regarding the persons condition and the care provided. Similarly, persons having who have responsibility for decisions respecting the health care of others another person should, in general, have access to information on regarding the patients condition and care. It
(b) It is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to establish procedures for providing access to health care records or summaries of those records by patients and by those persons having who have responsibility for decisions respecting regarding the health care of others.