Dade Phelan, Texas State Representative of 21st district | www.texansfordade.com
Dade Phelan, Texas State Representative of 21st district | www.texansfordade.com
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to a patient's access to health records and access to and exchange of certain health benefit plan information; authorizing a civil penalty; authorizing fees’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill aims to enhance patient access to health records and regulate the exchange of health benefit plan information, with the purpose of ensuring compliance with federal laws on information blocking. It mandates that health care providers offer records in electronic form within 15 business days if requested and capable, introduces civil penalties for violations related to information blocking, and restricts covered entities from limiting patient access to health records. The bill also outlines requirements for health benefit plan issuers to establish application programming interfaces for patient and provider access, aligning with standards set by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Additionally, it permits covered entities to charge a fee for health records but caps charges for Medicaid recipients and low-income individuals at $100, effective Sept. 1, 2025.
Dade Phelan, chair of the House Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures and member of the House Committee on State Affairs, proposed another five bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Phelan graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1998 with a BA.
Dade Phelan is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 21st House district. He replaced previous state representative Allan Ritter in 2015.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 4958 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to required disclosures on political advertising supporting or opposing certain officeholders; authorizing a civil penalty |
| HB 4770 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to educational requirements for licensing as an audiologist |
| HB 4618 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the terms of certain agreements involving minor boundary adjustments between two contiguous school districts |
| HB 4407 | 04/02/2025 | Relating to providing property tax relief through the public school finance system and property tax appraisal and administration |
| HB 4399 | 04/01/2025 | Relating to the authority of an appraisal review board to direct changes in the appraisal roll and related appraisal records if a residence homestead is sold for less than the appraised value |
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