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OK HB2188

Bill

Status

Passed

5/14/2013

Primary Sponsor

Michael Schwartz

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Origin

House of Representatives

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Sets uniform per-page cost for medical records at $1.00 for the first page and $0.50 for each subsequent page for patients and their representatives.

  • Establishes a $10.00 base fee for requests from attorneys, insurance companies, and subpoenas, in addition to per-page charges and postage/delivery fees.

  • Allows providers to charge $0.30 per page for electronically stored and delivered records when the entire request can be reproduced from an electronic health record system, with a maximum total charge of $200.00 plus delivery fees.

  • Prohibits charging patients who request their own records any fee for searching, retrieving, reviewing, and preparing those records, and eliminates mailing fees for records provided by facsimile.

  • Sets maximum cost of $5.00 for each x-ray, photograph, image, or pathology slide; effective November 1, 2013.

Legislative Description

Torts; access to medical records; modifying certain fees and procedures for parties requesting medical records; effective date.

Health Care

Last Action

Approved by Governor 05/14/2013

5/14/2013

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/5/2013

Full Bill Text

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