MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2022 Regular Session
To: Public Health and Welfare
By: Senator(s) McMahan, Simmons (12th)
AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 41-10-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE MEDICAL RECORDS AND BILLING RECORDS THAT ARE IN THEIR POSSESSION OR CUSTODY TO A PATIENT OR THE PATIENT'S REPRESENTATIVE WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE THAT IT RECEIVES A VALID REQUEST; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. The following shall be codified as Section 41-10-5, Mississippi Code of 1972:
41-10-5. A health care provider or its agent(s), or both, shall provide medical records and billing records that are in their possession or custody to the patient who is the subject of the records or the patient's representative within thirty (30) days from the date a valid request from the patient or the patient's representative is received by the health care provider or its agent(s). As used in this section, the term "medical records" shall have the same meaning as defined in Section 41-10-3(1).
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2022.