House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following change. Amends new GS 90-413, to also make it unlawful for a health care provider to direct a person to knowingly and willfully destroy, alter, or falsify a medical record for the specified purposes.
CRIMINAL FALSIFICATION OF MEDICAL RECORDS.
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AN ACT TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF WILLFUL DESTRUCTION, ALTERATION, OR FALSIFICATION OF MEDICAL RECORDS.Intro. by Pless.
Status: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (Senate action) (Apr 24 2023)
Bill History:
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Tue, 7 Mar 2023 House: Filed(link is external)
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Wed, 8 Mar 2023 House: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
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Wed, 19 Apr 2023 House: Reptd Fav Com Substitute(link is external)
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Wed, 19 Apr 2023 House: Reptd Fav(link is external)
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Wed, 19 Apr 2023 House: Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)(link is external)
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Wed, 19 Apr 2023 House: Added to Calendar(link is external)
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Wed, 19 Apr 2023 House: Withdrawn From Cal(link is external)
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Wed, 19 Apr 2023 House: Placed On Cal For 04/20/2023(link is external)
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Thu, 20 Apr 2023 House: Passed 2nd Reading(link is external)
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Thu, 20 Apr 2023 House: Passed 3rd Reading(link is external)
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Fri, 21 Apr 2023 House: Regular Message Sent To Senate(link is external)
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Mon, 24 Apr 2023 Senate: Regular Message Received From House(link is external)
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Mon, 24 Apr 2023 Senate: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
H 298
Bill Summaries:
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Bill H 298 (2023-2024)Summary date: Apr 19 2023 - View Summary
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Bill H 298 (2023-2024)Summary date: Mar 7 2023 - View Summary
Enacts GS 90-413, making it unlawful for a health care provider to knowingly and willfully destroy, alter, or falsify a medical record for either: (1) concealing the commission of an error by the health care provider in providing medical services that caused injury to or death of a patient, punishable as a Class H felony; (2) unlawfully obtaining money or any other thing of value, punishable as a Class I felony; or (3) concealing any material fact not covered in the previous two purposes relating to a potential claim or cause of action, punishable as a Class A1 misdemeanor. Specifies that the statute does not affect other civil remedies available for punishable actions. Applies to offenses committed on or after December 1, 2023.
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