MS HB245

Requires health care providers and facilities to comply with HIPAA fee regulations when providing individuals with their own protected health information upon request

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

Sets a flat fee of $30 maximum for electronically transmitting or reproducing health information maintained in electronic format to third parties, plus actual costs for portable media and postage

Caps fees at $0.25 per page for converting paper records to electronic format when requested by individuals for third-party transmission, plus actual media and postage costs

Limits medical record affidavit execution fees to $25 maximum when requested by patients or their representatives