North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H123: Criminal Falsification of Medical Records.
Status: In committee, April 10, 2025
What the bill says
An act to create the offense of willful destruction, alteration, or falsification of medical records.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF WILLFUL DESTRUCTION, ALTERATION, OR FALSIFICATION OF MEDICAL RECORDS. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. Article 29 of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read: "§ 90-413. Willful destruction, alteration, or falsification of medical records. (a) Offense. - It is unlawful for a health care provider to knowingly and willfully destroy, alter, or falsify a medical record, or to direct any person to knowingly destroy, alter, or falsify a medical record, for any of the following purposes: (1) Concealing the commission of an error by the health care provider in providing medical services that caused injury to or the death of a patient. (2) Unlawfully obtaining money or any other thing of value. (3) Concealing any material fact not covered under subdivision (1) of this subsection relating to a potential claim or cause of action. (b) Punishment. - Unless the conduct is covered under some other provision of law providing greater punishment, violations of subsection (a) of this section are punishable as follows: (1) A violation of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section is a Class H felony. (2) A violation of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section is a Class I felony. (3) …
Sponsors
- Pless, Mark (R, 118) · primary sponsor
- Almond, Jonathan L. (R, 73)
- James Clampitt (R)
- Ward, Bill (R, 5)
- Willingham, Shelly (D, 23)
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Regular Message Received From House
- : Regular Message Sent To Senate
- : Passed 3rd Reading
- : Passed 2nd Reading
- : Placed On Cal For 04/09/2025
- : Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- : Reptd Fav
- : Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Votes
- Criminal Falsification of Medical Records. Second Reading (April 9, 2025): 88 yea, 24 nay, passed
Subjects: MEDICAL RECORDS, HEALTH SERVICES, PUBLIC, PUBLIC HEALTH, FRAUD, RECORDS, CRIMES
Common questions
- What is H123?
- H123 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Criminal Falsification of Medical Records.
- What does H123 do?
- In its own words: An act to create the offense of willful destruction, alteration, or falsification of medical records.
- What is the status of H123?
- In committee as of April 10, 2025. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (April 10, 2025).
- Who sponsored H123?
- Pless, Mark (R, 118), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H123?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H123
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