HB75 • 2026

Medical records; persons seeking disability benefits may obtain at no charge until determination of disability.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN A PERSON IS SEEKING DISABILITY BENEFITS, THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WHO EXAMINE THE PERSON TO DETERMINE THE PERSON'S ELIGIBILITY FOR THE BENEFITS BEING SOUGHT SHALL PROVIDE THE PERSON WITH COPIES OF HIS OR HER MEDICAL RECORDS AT NO CHARGE UNTIL AFTER THE APPLICABLE DETERMINATION OF DISABILITY HAS BEEN MADE; TO PROVIDE THAT AFTER SUCH DETERMINATION OF DISABILITY, THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WHO PROVIDED COPIES OF MEDICAL RECORDS TO THE PERSON MAY CHARGE THE PERSON FOR THE COST OF PROVIDING THOSE MEDICAL RECORDS, AT RATES NOT EXCEEDING CERTAIN STATUTORY AMOUNTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Healthcare

Did Not Pass

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass, so its exact impact is uncertain.

Free Medical Records for Disability Benefit Seekers

This bill makes it free for people seeking disability benefits to get copies of their medical records from healthcare providers until a decision is made about their eligibility.

What This Bill Does

Requires health care providers who examine or treat individuals applying for disability benefits to provide them with free copies of their medical records until the determination of disability has been made.
Limits the cost of providing medical record copies after a disability determination, charging rates not exceeding certain statutory amounts.

Who It Names or Affects

People seeking disability benefits
Health care providers who examine or treat people applying for disability benefits

Terms To Know

Disability determination: The decision made by a government agency or insurance company about whether someone qualifies for disability benefits.
Medical records: Documents that contain information about a person's health and medical history, including diagnoses, treatments, and test results.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass in the session it was introduced.
It is unclear how many people will be affected by this change if passed in future sessions.
The bill specifies that after a disability determination, health care providers may charge for medical records at rates not exceeding certain statutory amounts.

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

Medical records; persons seeking disability benefits may obtain at no charge until determination of disability.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

H. B. No. 75 *HR43/R621* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2
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To: Public Health and Human
Services
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representative Hines

HOUSE BILL NO. 75

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN A PERSON IS SEEKING DISABILITY 1
BENEFITS, THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WHO EXAMINE THE PERSON TO 2
DETERMINE THE PERSON'S ELIGIBILITY FOR THE BENEFITS BEING SOUGHT 3
SHALL PROVIDE THE PERSON WITH COPIES OF HIS OR HER MEDICAL RECORDS 4
AT NO CHARGE UNTIL AFTER THE APPLICABLE DETERMINATION OF 5
DISABILITY HAS BEEN MADE; TO PROVIDE THAT AFTER SUCH DETERMINATION 6
OF DISABILITY, THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WHO PROVIDED COPIES OF 7
MEDICAL RECORDS TO THE PERSON MAY CHARGE THE PERSON FOR THE COST 8
OF PROVIDING THOSE MEDICAL RECORDS, AT RATES NOT EXCEEDING CERTAIN 9
STATUTORY AMOUNTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 10
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 11
SECTION 1. When a person is seeking to obtain disability 12
benefits under an insurance policy, a public assistance program or 13
a public or private retirement system or plan, the physicians 14
and/or other health care providers who examine or treat the person 15
for any medical condition being utilized by the person in support 16
of that person's disability status and eligibility for the 17
disability benefits being sought shall provide the person with 18
copies of his or her medical records at no charge until after the 19
determination of disability has been made as to whether or not the 20
person is eligible to obtain such benefits. After the 21
determination of disability, regardless of the outcome of the 22
H. B. No. 75 *HR43/R621* ~ OFFICIAL ~
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ST: Medical records; persons seeking disability
benefits may obtain at no charge until
determination of disability.
determination, the physicians and other health care providers who 23
provided copies of medical records to the person may charge the 24
person for the cost of providing those medical records, at rates 25
not exceeding the amounts specified under Section 11-1-52. 26
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 27
and after July 1, 2026. 28