ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

House: JUD DPA/SE 9-0-0-0

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note

HB 2557: candidate petitions; felony disclosure

S/E: releasing medical records; promptness

Sponsor: Representative Nguyen, LD 1

Caucus & COW

Summary of the Strike-Everything Amendment to HB 2557

Overview

Establishes a seven-calendar-day deadline for providing a patient access to his medical records.

History

Arizona law treats medical records as privileged and confidential, and generally permits disclosure only as authorized by state or federal law or by written authorization from the patient or the patient’s health care decision maker. When a patient or the patient's health care decision maker requests medical or payment records from a health care provider, the provider must provide access to the records (A.R.S. §§ 12-2292; 12-2293).

Provisions

1.   Requires a health care provider, upon a written request by a patient or the patient’s health care decision maker, to provide access to, or copies of, the patient’s medical records or payment records within seven calendar days. (Sec. 1)

2.   Makes technical changes. (Sec. 1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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