MO HB2482

Amends Section 191.227, RSMo to update fees health care providers may charge for patient records: search and retrieval increases from $22.82 to $23.38, copying from $0.53 to $0.54 per page, and off-site storage retrieval from $21.36 to $21.89

Caps electronic records delivery at $102.46 total when records are stored electronically and requested in electronic format

Establishes that deceased patients' health care records may be released to the executor, administrator, or an agent under a valid health care power of attorney that specifically authorizes post-death disclosure

Creates a priority hierarchy for releasing deceased patients' records when no executor or agent exists: surviving spouse first, then trustee of patient's trust, adult child, parent, adult sibling, guardian/conservator at time of death, or guardian ad litem of deceased's minor child

Requires the requesting family member to submit an affidavit attesting to their relationship with the deceased, and prohibits release if the deceased specifically objected in writing prior to death