MS HB862

Health care providers and facilities must comply with federal HIPAA regulations when charging individuals for copies of their own protected health information

Maximum fees for photocopying medical records to third parties: $20 for pages 1-20, $1 per page for pages 21-100, $0.50 per page thereafter, plus 10% for postage and $15 for off-site archive retrieval

Electronic records sent to third parties have a maximum fee of $30 regardless of page count when records are already maintained electronically, plus actual cost of supplies (CD, USB drive) and postage

When converting paper records to electronic format for third parties, providers may charge up to $0.25 per page for conversion labor, plus actual supply and postage costs

Medical record affidavit execution fees capped at $25 when requested by the patient or patient's representative; effective date July 1, 2022