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05/10/2006 PROPOSED LEGISLATION REGARDING HOSPITAL RECORDS, MEDICAL AND LEGAL Senate Bill 472, (Cullerton, D-Chicago; Scully, D-Chicago) amends the Code of Civil Procedure affecting the retrieval of consumer's medical or legal records. (1) Allows for the charging of the actual postage or shipping charge of the records. (2) Clarifies that records retrieved from scanning, digital imaging, electronic information or other digital format do not qualify as microfiche or microfilm retrieval for calculating charges under this statute. (3) Allows a charge of 75 cents for each CD ROM, DVD, or other digital media for electronic records. If the records are already maintained in an electronic or digital format, they must be provided in an electronic format if requested. Makes other technical and formatting changes. Here is a link to the full text of the bill: SB472 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Previous Page |
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