Massachusetts H3625 amends privacy laws to require consent for recording patients receiving medical treatment.

Massachusetts H3625 amends privacy laws to require consent for recording patients receiving medical treatment. The bill specifies that no patient can be the subject of a recording, including videotaping, audiotaping, or photographing, unless the patient, an authorized representative, or a parent or guardian consents to the recording. Consent can be revoked at any time before the recording occurs. The bill also prohibits exposing recordings of deceased patients to the public without notifying and receiving consent from the patient’s next of kin.

Massachusetts H3625 amends privacy laws to require consent for recording patients receiving medical treatment.

Massachusetts H3625 amends privacy laws to require consent for recording patients receiving medical treatment. The bill specifies that no patient can be the subject of a recording, including videotaping, audiotaping, or photographing, unless the patient, an authorized representative, or a parent or guardian consents to the recording. Consent can be revoked at any time before the recording occurs. The bill also prohibits exposing recordings of deceased patients to the public without notifying and receiving consent from the patient’s next of kin.