ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS

Plain English Breakdown

The official text excerpt confirms the bill overrides existing statutes (AS 18.23.005 - 18.23.070) but does not detail specific implementation timelines or fees.

Access to Electronic Health Records

This bill ensures that if a health care provider offers electronic access, they must make all available digital patient records accessible to individuals authorized by law.

What This Bill Does

• Amends state law regarding patient access to medical records.
• States that patients can inspect and copy any records about their own health care developed or maintained by a provider.
• Requires providers offering electronic access to share all available electronic files with individuals authorized by law.

Who It Names or Affects

• Patients in Alaska who receive health care services.
• Health care providers and other persons that maintain patient records.
• Individuals authorized by law to access a patient's medical information.

Limits and Unknowns

• The provided text does not specify how much providers can charge for copying records.
• The bill does not list specific time limits for when providers must give access to the files.
• The effective date of this law is not listed in the provided source material.

Official Summary Text

ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS
An Act relating to access to electronic health records.

Current Bill Text

HB0330a -1- HB 330
New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]

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HOUSE BILL NO. 330

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION

BY REPRESENTATIVE RUFFRIDGE

Introduced: 2/23/26
Referred: Health and Social Services, Labor and Commerce

A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act relating to access to electronic health records." 1
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 2
* Section 1. AS 18.23.005 is amended to read: 3
Sec. 18.23.005. Patient access to records. Notwithstanding the provisions of 4
AS 18.23.005 - 18.23.070 or any other law, a patient is entitled to inspect and copy 5
any records developed or maintained by a health care provider or other person 6
pertaining to the health care rendered to the patient. A health care provider or other 7
person that offers electronic access to patient records shall make all available 8
electronic patient records accessible to each individual authorized by law to 9
access the records of the patient. 10