HB1275

House Bill 1275, titled the 'Electronic Access of Medical Records by Healthcare Payor Act,' establishes regulations for how healthcare payors access patient medical records. It allows healthcare providers to grant electronic access to their records systems to insurers or their designees for purposes such as evaluating care, billing, and utilization review. The bill prohibits healthcare payors from requiring providers to submit medical records in alternative formats, such as paper, fax, or email, if the payor has already been granted electronic access to those records. This restriction applies unless the requested records are unavailable or inaccessible electronically. Furthermore, the legislation clarifies that an offer of electronic access by a provider is sufficient to satisfy any records request from a payor. The bill specifies the entities considered healthcare providers and payors and sets an effective date of January 1, 2024.