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House passes bill clarifying parents' access to minors' medical records, preserving some confidentiality
Summary
House Bill 10-61A clarifies parental access to minors' medical records in South Dakota, preserving existing federal and state exceptions for confidential adolescent care; the House passed the bill on final reading.
The House approved House Bill 10-61A, which clarifies when healthcare providers may deny or restrict a parent’s access to certain medical records and preserves a set of exceptions for confidential adolescent care.
Representative Hughes, the bill’s sponsor, said the measure mirrors the statutory definition of medical records and was drafted in collaboration with major health systems,…
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