Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas House Bill HB3694

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 

Caption

Relating to the storage, maintenance, and distribution of mammography medical records.

Impact

The bill mandates that funds in the perpetual care account can be allocated to uphold standards for the storage and distribution of mammography records. This ensures that mammography facilities adhere to rigorous protocols in managing sensitive medical data. The bill essentially reinforces patient rights by affirming that medical records must be accessible, thus supporting transparency and trust between healthcare providers and patients.

Summary

House Bill 3694 focuses on the storage, maintenance, and distribution of mammography medical records in Texas. This legislation is designed to ensure that the personal health records of patients who undergo mammograms are properly managed and accessible to ensure patient safety. Amendments to the Health and Safety Code provide a framework for the oversight of these records, imposing responsibilities on both the department or commission and the license holders that manage these records.

Contention

While the bill is largely seen as a necessary update to medical record management standards in Texas, there are potential concerns regarding the financial implications for smaller medical facilities. The requirement for comprehensive record maintenance and the associated costs may disproportionately affect clinics with limited resources. Additionally, the bill's provisions regarding liability and accountability for record mishandling could lead to discussions about the obligations of healthcare providers and the potential penalties they may face.

Companion Bills

TX SB1082

Identical Relating to the storage, maintenance, and distribution of mammography medical records.

Previously Filed As

TX SB121

Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, delivery, sale, and research of medical cannabis for medical use by patients with certain medical conditions and the licensing of medical cannabis organizations; authorizing fees.

TX SB127

Relating to the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, transportation, and delivery of medical cannabis for use by patients as the best available medical treatment, the licensing of medical cannabis dispensing organizations, and the registration of certain individuals; authorizing fees.

TX HB1200

Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, transportation, and delivery of medical cannabis for medical use by qualifying patients with certain debilitating medical conditions and the licensing of dispensing organizations and cannabis testing facilities; authorizing fees.

TX HB4611

Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of the health and human services laws governing the Health and Human Services Commission, Medicaid, and other social services.

TX HB1831

Relating to the regulation of the cultivation, manufacture, processing, distribution, sale, testing, transportation, delivery, transfer, possession, use, and taxation of cannabis and cannabis products and the local regulation of cannabis establishments; providing for expunction of records relating to certain decriminalized conduct; authorizing the imposition of fees; requiring an occupational license; creating a criminal offense; imposing a tax.

TX HB4484

Relating to the ownership of the pore space underlying the surface of land and to the use of that space for the geologic storage of carbon dioxide; authorizing a fee.

TX HB3884

Relating to the regulation and management of produced water from oil and gas operations.

TX HB4772

Relating to an excise tax on, and storage, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements for, certain nontobacco nicotine products; providing a civil penalty; imposing a tax.

TX HB3652

Relating to the regulation of the cultivation, manufacture, distribution, sale, testing, possession, and use of cannabis and cannabis products; authorizing the imposition of taxes and fees; requiring an occupational license; creating a criminal offense.

TX HB2411

Relating to the maintenance, administration, and disposal of opioid antagonists on public and private school campuses and to the permissible uses of money appropriated to a state agency from the opioid abatement account.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.