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Committee sends bill to floor to require one free copy of medical records for disability claims
Summary
The committee voted to send Senate Bill 1087 to the House floor with a "do pass" recommendation. The bill would allow one free electronic copy of medical records for people pursuing Social Security disability claims, targeted at reducing high costs charged by third-party record aggregators.
Representative Wheeler, speaking as the bill carrier, described Senate Bill 1087 as an effort refined over several years to help people applying for Social Security disability benefits obtain required medical records without excessive cost. "What this bill does is it says, someone can get their medical records at no cost, one time, for this type of a claim," Wheeler told the House Health and Welfare Committee.
Wheeler said the measure is targeted at electronic records and aims to prevent out-of-state third-party aggregators — which…
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