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Committee weighs proposal to speed medical-record transfers to other health care providers
Summary
Senate Bill 138 would shorten deadlines for medical record transfer when a health care provider requests them and clarify fees; hospitals and vendors warned the Board of Medicine rules already require timely transfer while patient advocates and providers said third-party vendors are charging extra fees and holding records hostage.
Senate Bill 138, aimed at accelerating access to medical records when a health care provider requests them, drew mixed testimony at the House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee hearing.
Sponsor Senator Tim McHugh said the bill would shorten the statutory deadline for transferring records to another provider (the Senate language would align New Hampshire with other states that require transfer within roughly two weeks) and clear up ambiguity about whether a provider transferring records on a patient’s behalf should be treated differently than other requesters.
Providers and hospitals: Ben Bradley of the New Hampshire Hospital…
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