AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-9-13 AND 73-43-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE DENTIST AND PHYSICIAN PRACTICES TO OFFER TO A PATIENT THE PATIENT'S RECORDS UPON THE EXPIRATION OF THE PRESCRIBED PERIOD OF RETENTION; TO REQUIRE PRACTICES TO SEEK TO PROCURE A PATIENT'S SIGNATURE WHENEVER THE PATIENT ELECTS NOT TO TAKE POSSESSION OF THE RECORDS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 73-9-13, 73-43-11