A 3528 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires parents and guardians be provided access to medical records of minor patients; provides immunity to health care facilities and professionals that provide access to records.

This bill requires health care facilities and professionals to provide parents and guardians with access to the medical records of unemancipated minor patients (under 18 years old) without needing the minor's authorization, except in specific cases like certain behavioral health treatments or when a minor appears to have been sexually assaulted. It amends existing laws to clarify that parents generally have the right to access their minor child's medical records, overriding federal privacy rules that might otherwise restrict this access. The bill provides legal immunity to health care providers who comply with this requirement, protecting them from civil, criminal, or professional disciplinary actions, except in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct. It specifically clarifies that this law does not affect existing protections for reproductive health care records.
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Feb 2024
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Introduced Feb 5, 2024 Last action Feb 5, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee
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John Azzariti
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