Repeals requirement for health department approval of medical records retention plans for ceasing operations.

This bill repeals the requirement for the Hawaii Department of Health to approve a health care provider's plans for retaining and preserving patients' medical records before the provider ceases operations. It amends Hawaii Revised Statutes to state that health care providers must be liable for preserving basic information from medical records for 25 years after the last entry, or until the minor reaches the age of majority plus 25 years. The burden of compliance falls on the successor if the provider is succeeded by another entity.

Repeals requirement for health department approval of medical records retention plans for ceasing operations.

This bill repeals the requirement for the Hawaii Department of Health to approve a health care provider's plans for retaining and preserving patients' medical records before the provider ceases operations. It amends Hawaii Revised Statutes to state that health care providers must be liable for preserving basic information from medical records for 25 years after the last entry, or until the minor reaches the age of majority plus 25 years. The burden of compliance falls on the successor if the provider is succeeded by another entity.