AN ACT CONCERNING PATIENT ACCESS TO MEDICAL RECORDS.

HB 5337 requires healthcare providers to charge patients the lowest fee permitted by state or federal law when providing medical records, regardless of whether the patient or their attorney requests the records. It directly affects patients seeking access to their own medical records and their legal representatives. The bill amends existing law to ensure patients are not charged higher fees for record access when requested by an attorney. This policy change aims to make medical record access more affordable and straightforward for patients.