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| 2 | 2 | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3250 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 | |
| 3 | 3 | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2553 | |
| 4 | 4 | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts | |
| 5 | 5 | _________________ | |
| 6 | 6 | PRESENTED BY: | |
| 7 | 7 | Andres X. Vargas | |
| 8 | 8 | _________________ | |
| 9 | 9 | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General | |
| 10 | 10 | Court assembled: | |
| 11 | 11 | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: | |
| 12 | 12 | An Act ensuring access to medical records. | |
| 13 | 13 | _______________ | |
| 14 | 14 | PETITION OF: | |
| 15 | 15 | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Andres X. Vargas3rd Essex1/16/2025 1 of 1 | |
| 16 | 16 | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3250 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 | |
| 17 | 17 | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2553 | |
| 18 | 18 | By Representative Vargas of Haverhill, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2553) of | |
| 19 | 19 | Andres X. Vargas relative to fees to access to medical records. Public Health. | |
| 20 | 20 | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts | |
| 21 | 21 | _______________ | |
| 22 | 22 | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court | |
| 23 | 23 | (2025-2026) | |
| 24 | 24 | _______________ | |
| 25 | 25 | An Act ensuring access to medical records. | |
| 26 | 26 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority | |
| 27 | 27 | of the same, as follows: | |
| 28 | 28 | 1 Chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended after section 244 by adding the | |
| 29 | 29 | 2following section: | |
| 30 | 30 | 3 Section 255. (a) No entity shall charge a separate fee for the transmission of data from | |
| 31 | 31 | 4patient electronic medical records when necessary to facilitate coverage, payment for services, | |
| 32 | 32 | 5care coordination or health care quality improvement efforts. |