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Committee deadlocks 8-8 on measure to expand parental access to child medical portals
Summary
HB 13 78, which would expand parental access to minors' medical records via patient portals, produced an 8-8 tie in committee after heated debate over federal-privacy limits and provider burden; the committee left no recommendation and will file majority and minority statements.
Representative Corson moved 'ought to pass' on HB 13 78 to give parents easier portal access to children’s medical records and argued parents need timely information about medications, side effects and care coordination. "Parents need that access to their child's records that's convenient for them," she said.
Opponents, including Representative Sher and a…
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