New York A08905 amends the public health law and mental hygiene law to expand the definition of medical records and prohibit fees for certain records.

New York A08905 amends the public health law and mental hygiene law to expand the definition of medical records to include all health-related records. It prohibits health care providers from imposing fees for providing certain records, specifically prohibiting charges for copying an original mammogram when the original has been furnished to a qualified person. The bill also mandates that health care providers must release and deliver copies of requested health records in either electronic or paper form, as required by government benefits or programs, or at the patient's request.

New York A08905 amends the public health law and mental hygiene law to expand the definition of medical records and prohibit fees for certain records.

New York A08905 amends the public health law and mental hygiene law to expand the definition of medical records to include all health-related records. It prohibits health care providers from imposing fees for providing certain records, specifically prohibiting charges for copying an original mammogram when the original has been furnished to a qualified person. The bill also mandates that health care providers must release and deliver copies of requested health records in either electronic or paper form, as required by government benefits or programs, or at the patient's request.