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Lawmakers weigh patient-access and narrow exemptions to federal information-blocking rules
Summary
House Bill 590 would incorporate the federal patient access rule into state law for state-regulated plans and add limited exceptions to information‑blocking requirements for sensitive test results; providers generally supported access while some health systems said the proposed 72‑hour delay could increase costs or complicate implementation.
Representative Greg Oblander, sponsor of House Bill 590, opened by saying the bill’s purpose is “to help modernize the use and interoperability of electronic health records in Montana.”
Proponents told the Senate Business and Labor Committee the measure incorporates the federal patient access rule into state insurance code, extending patient-facing application programming interfaces (APIs) to state-regulated plans, and creates limited state exceptions to federal information‑blocking rules for sensitive test results.
Adam Meier (spelled in testimony as Meyer),…
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