UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 1342
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AN ACT relating to patient medical records. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
ď˘SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 422 IS CREATED TO 3
READ AS FOLLOWS: 4
(1) As used in this section, "personal representative" means an individual who has 5
authority under state law to make health care decisions for a patient. 6
(2) The parent of a patient who is under the age of eighteen (18), or a patient's 7
personal representative on behalf of the patient who is under the age of eighteen 8
(18), shall have the right to access the patient's health information maintained by 9
a health care provider in a medical record unless prohibited under the federal 10
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 or any other federal 11
or state law. 12