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Hospitals warn parental‑access bill could disable portals; advocates push for redacted portal logins
Summary
Testimony on HB1378 divided hospitals and patient‑rights advocates: hospitals and medical societies warned including patient portals in the statutory definition of medical records could force providers to turn off portals because many cannot technically segregate legally protected adolescent care; proponents urged portal logins that redact protected categories (substance use, sexual health, contraception) so parents can access non‑protected information.
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee spent several hours on House Bill 1378, a proposal to require parental access to a minor’s electronic medical records — including records available via patient portals. Testimony split sharply between hospitals and clinicians who warned of legal and technical pitfalls, and parents and advocates who said portals currently block access and that redaction would be a practical fix.
Ben Bradley of the New Hampshire Hospital Association told the committee that parents already may obtain medical records by request under RSA 332‑i, but that patient portals…
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