HB293 • 2026

Electronic health records; certain test results not disclosed to patient as part of until 72 hours after results are finalized.

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN REPORTS OR TEST RESULTS FROM BEING DISCLOSED TO A PATIENT AS PART OF THE PATIENT'S ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD BY THE PERSON OR ENTITY THAT ADMINISTERS AND CONTROLS THE PATIENT'S ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD UNTIL 72 HOURS AFTER THE RESULTS ARE FINALIZED, UNLESS THE PATIENT'S HEALTH CARE PROVIDER DIRECTS THE RELEASE OF THE RESULTS EARLIER; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Healthcare

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Newman
Last action: 2026-02-03
Official status: Dead
Effective date: July 1, 20

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and will not become law, as indicated in its status.

Delaying Access to Certain Test Results

This bill would delay the release of certain medical test results and reports to patients in their electronic health records for up to three days after they are finalized, unless a healthcare provider decides otherwise.

What This Bill Does

It stops some test results from being shown in a patient's electronic health record until 72 hours after the tests are finished.
This applies to pathology reports or radiology reports that have a reasonable likelihood of showing malignancy and genetic marker tests.
Healthcare providers can still share these results earlier if they think it is necessary.

Who It Names or Affects

Patients who receive certain types of medical tests and reports.
Doctors, hospitals, and laboratories that manage electronic health records.

Terms To Know

Electronic Health Record: A digital version of a patient's medical history kept by healthcare providers.
Information Blocking: When healthcare providers prevent patients from accessing their own health information.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass and will not become law.
It only applies to specific types of test results, such as pathology reports or radiology reports that have a reasonable likelihood of showing malignancy and genetic marker tests.

Bill History

2026-02-03 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/03 (H) Died In Committee
2026-01-07 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
01/07 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Official Summary Text

Electronic health records; certain test results not disclosed to patient as part of until 72 hours after results are finalized.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

H. B. No. 293 *HR43/R493* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2
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To: Public Health and Human
Services
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representative Newman

HOUSE BILL NO. 293

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN REPORTS OR TEST RESULTS FROM BEING 1
DISCLOSED TO A PATIENT AS PART OF THE PATIENT'S ELECTRONIC HEALTH 2
RECORD BY THE PERSON OR ENTITY THAT ADMINISTERS AND CONTROLS THE 3
PATIENT'S ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD UNTIL 72 HOURS AFTER THE 4
RESULTS ARE FINALIZED, UNLESS THE PATIENT'S HEALTH CARE PROVIDER 5
DIRECTS THE RELEASE OF THE RESULTS EARLIER; AND FOR RELATED 6
PURPOSES. 7
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 8
SECTION 1. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law 9
to the contrary, except as provided by subsection (2) of this 10
section, a health care provider requesting that a medical 11
laboratory test for a patient be performed shall not engage in 12
information blocking as described in 42 USC Section 300jj-52. 13
(2) The following reports or test results and any other 14
related results shall not be disclosed to a patient as part of the 15
patient's electronic health record, or in the case of a clinical 16
laboratory test result, or pathology report, shall not be 17
disclosed by the person or entity that administers and controls 18
the patient's electronic health record, until seventy-two (72) 19
hours after the results are finalized, unless the patient's health 20
H. B. No. 293 *HR43/R493* ~ OFFICIAL ~
26/HR43/R493
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ST: Electronic health records; certain test
results not disclosed to patient as part of
until 72 hours after results are finalized.
care provider directs the release of the results before the end of 21
that seventy-two-hour period: 22
(a) Pathology reports or radiology reports that have a 23
reasonable likelihood of showing a finding of malignancy; or 24
(b) Tests that could reveal genetic markers. 25
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 26
and after July 1, 2026. 27