Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, rewrites the fee limits for a party requesting a patient's medical record in either paper or electronic format from a provider or the provider's third-party release of information provider. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.
HB 495 sets maximum fees healthcare providers and third-party record release companies can charge when providing medical records to patients or other requesters. For paper copies, fees are capped at $25 for the first five pages, then 50 cents per page after that. For electronic copies, fees are limited to $5 for up to ten pages (25 cents per page after), with specific caps for radiology images and mailing costs. The bill requires providers to offer records electronically when available and prohibits third parties from exceeding these fee limits.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed May 2, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2025 · House Mar 31, 2025
How they voted
36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
Apr 15, 2025
D
Democratic7
100% Yea
R
Republican29
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
10
Committee
7
Amendments
1
May 2, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0180)
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/25/2025
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Charlie Baum
RRepublican
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