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MA S1519

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Peter Durant

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Origin

Senate

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Requires healthcare providers to respond to written medical records requests within 15 business days
  • Mandates providers supply complete diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis information in language the patient can reasonably understand
  • Allows patients to request full copies of health records (including lab reports, x-rays, and prescriptions) or only portions related to a specific condition, at reasonable cost
  • Permits providers to furnish a summary instead of full records with patient consent
  • Allows providers to exclude written speculations about a patient's health condition, except information necessary for informed consent

Legislative Description

Relative to medical records requests

Last Action

Hearing scheduled for 07/10/2025 from 09:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1

6/30/2025

Committee Referrals

Public Health2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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