Bill > S1420

This bill aims to expand healthcare proxy access to medical records. The key provisions are: 1. It allows a healthcare agent to access the principal's confidential medical records up to six months after the principal's death, unless a personal representative is appointed to the principal's estate. 2. It specifies that a healthcare proxy can begin either upon the death of the principal or at another time specified in the proxy. 3. It revokes a healthcare proxy six months after the principal's death or upon the appointment of a personal representative to the principal's estate. 4. It grants access to a principal's medical records not only to the principal, but also to the personal representative of the principal's estate. The overall purpose of this bill is to give greater access to a principal's medical records to their appointed healthcare agent, even after the principal's death, in order to facilitate continuity of care and decision-making.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/S1420