ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

House: JUD DPA/SE 9-0-0-0 | Third Read 37-16-6-0-0

Senate: JUDE DPA 5-2-0-0 |Third Read 17-9-4-0

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

HB 2557: candidate petitions; felony disclosure

NOW: releasing medical records; promptness

Sponsor: Representative Nguyen, LD 1

Senate Engrossed

Overview

Establishes a seven-business-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 business days. (Sec. 1)

2.   Makes technical changes. (Sec. 1)

Senate Amendments

1.   Mandates that if the request for medical records is made by a patient or the patient's health care decision maker and is for the purpose of upcoming medical treatment, the entity receiving the request must respond within:

a.   10 business days after receiving the request if the records are less than 12 months old and are maintained electronically; or

b.   15 business days after receiving the request if the records are 12 months old or more and maintained electronically.

2.   Mandates that if the request for records is for any other purpose besides upcoming medical treatment, the entity receiving the request must respond within 30 days.

3.   Clarifies that the aforementioned mandates do not require a health care provider to create or compile records that do not otherwise exist.

4.   Defines upcoming medical treatment.

 

 

 

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4/13/2026        Page 0 Senate Engrossed

 

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