CHAPTER 144
SB 314 – FINAL VERSION
29Apr2004… 1167h
2004 SESSION
01/09
SENATE BILL 314
This bill clarifies the medical record law.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
29Apr2004… 1167h
04-3006
01/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Four
AN ACT relative to access to medical records.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
144:1 Medical Records. Amend RSA 332-I:1, I to read as follows:
I. [The] All medical information contained in the medical records in the possession of any health care provider shall be deemed to be the property of the patient. The patient shall be entitled to a copy of such records upon request. The charge for the copying of a patient's medical records shall not exceed $15 for the first 30 pages or $.50 per page, whichever is greater; provided, that copies of filmed records such as radiograms, x-rays, and sonograms shall be copied at a reasonable cost.
144:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
(Approved: May 24, 2004)
(Effective Date: July 23, 2004)