Extending the time period from 5 to 7 years during which a health care provider is prohibited from destroying medical records and laboratory and X-ray reports; requiring that the notice required to be provided regarding the destruction of medical records be made to the last known e-mail address of the patient or the parent or guardian of a minor; requiring a health care provider to make a medical record available for retrieval by a patient or a parent or guardian of a minor within a certain time period and at a certain location; etc.

Statutes affected:
Text - First - Medical Records - Destruction - Authorization: 4-403 Health General, 19-701 Health General, 20-102 Health General
Text - Third - Medical Records - Destruction - Authorization: 4-403 Health General, 19-701 Health General, 20-102 Health General, 20-103 Health General