THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	3012
TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

Relating to medical records.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  Section 622-57, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:

     "(g)  Reasonable costs incurred by a health care provider in making copies of medical records shall be borne by the requesting person[.]; provided that no copy costs shall be charged to a patient, patient's attorney, or authorized representative if the medical records are necessary to support a claim or appeal under any provision of the Social Security Act, title 42 United States Code section 301 et seq., or for state assistance pursuant to section 346-52."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Medical Records; Social Security Act; Aid to the Aged, Blind, and Disabled Program

Description:

Mandates that medical providers provide medical records to a patient, patient's attorney, or authorized representative free of charge if the request is for the purposes of a claim or appeal under any provision of the Social Security Act or for state assistance under the aid to the aged, blind, and disabled program.

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