WV HB2402

Health care providers must furnish copies of patient medical records within 30 days of written request, available in paper or electronic format (including secure web portal, disc, email, or portable memory device)

Parents, guardians, foster parents, or kinship placements cannot be denied access to their minor child's health records unless ordered by a court

Exceptions to parental access apply when the minor has graduated high school, is emancipated, or is married

No release, authorization, or permission from the minor child is required for parents or legal guardians to obtain the medical records (except for the listed exceptions)

Passed April 12, 2025; effective July 11, 2025 (90 days from passage)