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S1634 • 2025

An Act ensuring access to medical records

An Act ensuring access to medical records

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Sponsor
John C. Velis
Last action
2026-02-26
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see S2972
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act ensuring access to medical records

An Act ensuring access to medical records By Mr.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act ensuring access to medical records By Mr.
  • Velis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 1634) of John C.
  • Velis for legislation to ensure access medical records by not allowing a separate fee to be charged for the transmission of data.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-26 Senate

    Accompanied a study order, see S2972

  2. 2026-01-08 Senate

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing

  3. 2025-06-30 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/10/2025 from 09:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Referred to the committee on Public Health

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act ensuring access to medical records
By Mr. Velis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1634) of John C. Velis for legislation to ensure access medical records by not allowing a separate fee to be charged for the transmission of data. Public Health.

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.1634

Chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended after section 244 by adding the following section:-

Section 255. (a) No entity shall charge a separate fee for the transmission of data from patient electronic medical records when necessary to facilitate coverage, payment for services, care coordination or health care quality improvement efforts.

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