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HI SB3012
Bill
Status
3/4/2014
Primary Sponsor
Maile Shimabukuro
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AI Summary
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Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 622-57(g) to allow health care providers to charge a flat fee of $15.60 or the Social Security Administration-approved amount, whichever is greater, for copies of medical records requested by patients for Social Security Act claims or appeals.
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Permits health care providers to alternatively provide such medical records to patients free of charge instead of charging the flat fee.
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Maintains the existing requirement that reasonable costs for copying medical records be borne by the requesting person, but creates an exception for Social Security-related requests.
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Takes effect on July 1, 2050.
Legislative Description
Medical Records; Social Security Act
Last Action
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Fale voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) McDermott voting no (1) and Representative(s) Tokioka, Ward, Yamane excused (3).
3/21/2014