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WV HB5476
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/12/2026
Primary Sponsor
Bill Flanigan
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AI Summary
- Requires hospitals and healthcare providers maintaining electronic health records to preserve all entries in original form with a complete audit trail of any additions, deletions, or revisions
- Mandates that amendments to health records retain the original entry, clearly indicate changes were made, include date/time of amendment, identify who made the change, and provide the reason
- Grants individuals the right to examine their own health records and request corrections to inaccurate information, with facilities required to respond within five days
- Creates a private cause of action allowing patients to sue for unauthorized alteration of medical records, with damages of actual harm or $2,000, whichever is greater
- Establishes that lack of an audit trail creates a rebuttable presumption that record alterations were improper, and prohibits retaliation against employees who report suspected tampering
Legislative Description
Require monitoring of electronic records maintained by hospitals.
Health
Last Action
Markup Discussion
2/19/2026
Committee Referrals
Health & Human Resources2/12/2026
Full Bill Text
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