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IN HB1494
Bill
Status
1/14/2015
Primary Sponsor
Christopher Judy
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AI Summary
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Prohibits practitioners and medical records custodians from disclosing information about a patient's firearm ownership or access, except by court order, threat to health/safety, mental health referral, or with express written patient consent.
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Prevents practitioners from using electronic medical record systems that require mandatory entry of firearm ownership data to complete and save records.
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Allows practitioners to inquire about and document firearm ownership only when medically indicated in their professional judgment and if it does not violate other state or federal law.
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Prohibits professional licensing boards from requiring practitioners to inquire about firearm ownership, document it in medical records, or notify government entities based solely on firearm ownership status.
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Voids any ordinances, resolutions, policies, or rules adopted by political subdivisions that require practitioners to inquire about, document, or report firearm ownership information.
Legislative Description
Firearm ownership and medical records. Prohibits a practitioner or medical records custodian from disclosing certain information relating to a patient's ownership of a firearm. Prohibits a political subdivision or the board regulating a practitioner from requiring the practitioner to: (1) inquire whether a patient owns a firearm; (2) document in a patient's medical record whether the patient owns a firearm; or (3) notify any governmental entity of the patient's identification solely on the basis of the patient's ownership of a firearm.
Last Action
First Reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy
1/14/2015