Relates to utilization review agents access to electronic medical records

This bill (A 1082) requires hospitals and clinics to provide electronic access to medical records when requested by insurance reviewers (utilization review agents) for specific health care reviews. It mandates that providers adopt processes for this electronic access while limiting requests to only necessary record sections - requiring full records only when medically necessary to verify care, not routinely. The bill also restricts reviewers from routinely demanding coded diagnoses or full patient records during initial reviews. These changes aim to streamline reviews while maintaining patient record confidentiality under existing privacy laws.