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MI HB5681

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/5/2026

Primary Sponsor

Phil Green

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Origin

House of Representatives

103rd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Increases the initial fee for medical record copy requests from $20.00 to $31.54 per request.
  • Raises per-page copy fees: $1.58 for pages 1-20 (up from $1.00), 79 cents for pages 21-50 (up from 50 cents), and 32 cents for pages 51+ (up from 20 cents).
  • Applies the same fee structure to both paper and electronic copies, eliminating the previous separate "actual cost" provision for non-paper records.
  • Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to adjust fees annually beginning January 1, 2028, based on the Detroit Consumer Price Index.
  • Retains existing protections including fee waivers for medically indigent individuals and prohibition on charging patients an initial fee for their own records.

Legislative Description

Health: medical records; medical record fees; modify. Amends sec. 9 of 2004 PA 47 (MCL 333.26269).

Health: medical records

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 03/05/2026

3/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Health Policy3/5/2026

Full Bill Text

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