Chapter 812
AN ACT
SB 591
Relating to charges for copying patient
health records; amending ORS 192.521; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
SECTION 1. ORS 192.521 is amended to read:
192.521. A health care
provider or state health plan that receives an authorization to disclose
protected health information may charge:
(1)(a) No more
than [$25] $30 for copying 10
or fewer pages of written material, [and]
no more than [25] 50 cents per
page for [each additional page;] pages
11 through 50 and no more than 25 cents for each additional page; and
(b) A bonus charge of $5
if the request for records is processed and the records are mailed by first
class mail to the requester within seven business days after the date of the
request;
(2) Postage costs to
mail copies of protected health information or an explanation or summary of
protected health information, if requested by an individual or a personal
representative of the individual; and
(3) Actual costs of
preparing an explanation or summary of protected health information, if
requested by an individual or a personal representative of the individual.
SECTION 2. This 2007 Act being necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is
declared to exist, and this 2007 Act takes effect on its passage.
Approved by the Governor July 17, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 19, 2007
Effective date July 17, 2007
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