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MO HB580
Bill
Status
2/17/2011
Primary Sponsor
Michael Corcoran
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AI Summary
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Allows health care providers to charge patients a retrieval fee for medical records stored by contracted outsourced records storage services, in addition to existing allowable fees.
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Establishes that providers may charge fees for copying ($17.05 plus $0.40 per page), postage, notary services (up to $2), and retrieval fees from outsourced storage contractors.
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Permits providers to charge reasonable costs for duplicating health care records that cannot be copied on standard photocopy machines.
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Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to adjust all fees annually based on the medical care component of the Consumer Price Index, effective each February first.
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Maintains existing protections that providers transferring records in good faith are not liable for consequences resulting from disclosure.
Legislative Description
Allows a health care provider to include any retrieval fee charged by a contracted outsourced records storage service in the fee charged to a patient for a copy of his or her medical records
Last Action
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
3/16/2011