HB35 Alabama 2015 1st Special Session
Bill Summary
Under existing law, copies of hospital records are admissible as evidence in judicial trials
Under existing law, a custodian of hospital records who receives a subpoena from a litigant in a court trial in Alabama for hospital records must copy the records and forward the records to the court clerk for admission at trial
This bill would allow a litigant to request records from a medical provider, as defined, including itemization of charges, and would allow the custodian of those records to process the request and deliver the records to the litigant, the court clerk for admission at trial, or to an attorney of record for a trial involving the records
To amend Sections 12-21-5, 12-21-6, and 12-21-7, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to reproducing medical records; to allow a litigant in a trial in Alabama to request medical records from a medical provider and to allow the custodian of those records to process the request and deliver the records to the litigant, the clerk of a trial court, or an attorney of record for a trial involving the requested records.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
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| August 3, 2015 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
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| Bill Text | HB35 Alabama 2015 1st Special Session - Introduced |