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Panel advances bill aligning patient test-results law with federal rules, allows brief review period for life-altering findings
Summary
House Bill 409, which updates the state’s Patient Test Results Information Act to reflect federal Cures Act guidance and allows providers up to one business day to review and contact patients about results that may indicate malignancy, was reported favorably after adoption of an amendment clarifying responsibilities for clinical laboratories.
House Bill 409, which amends the Patient Test Results Information Act to reflect federal guidance under the Cures Act and to set a narrow review window for potentially life-altering results, was reported affirmatively by the House Health Committee after the panel adopted an amendment clarifying responsibilities for clinical laboratories.
Committee staff Mike explained the intent: "Under house bill 4 0 9, the statute is amended to reflect that fact. The requirement for imaging centers to notify all patients of abnormal results is removed as…
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