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Bill > HB1104
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Introduced
04/03/2025
04/03/2025
In Committee
04/09/2025
04/09/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in rules of evidence, further providing for subpoena of records.
AI Summary
This bill modifies Pennsylvania's law regarding the fees that healthcare providers can charge when responding to a subpoena for medical records. Currently, providers can charge specific fees for searching, retrieving, and copying medical records, including $20.62 for searching and retrieving, varying rates per page depending on the number of pages, and additional costs for postage or shipping. The key change in this bill is adding a new provision that limits the total payment for electronic record copies to a maximum of $200, regardless of the number of pages or other existing fee structures. This cap on electronic record reproduction costs aims to make accessing medical records more affordable and streamlined when they are requested in digital format. The bill specifies that these changes will take effect 60 days after its enactment, and the existing provision that allows the Secretary of Health to annually adjust fees based on the consumer price index remains unchanged.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services, Justice
Sponsors (20)
Leanne Krueger (D)*,
Tim Brennan (D),
Missy Cerrato (D),
Joe Ciresi (D),
Kyle Donahue (D),
Bob Freeman (D),
José Giral (D),
Liz Hanbidge (D),
Carol Hill-Evans (D),
Kristine Howard (D),
Carol Kazeem (D),
Malcolm Kenyatta (D),
Maureen Madden (D),
Steve Malagari (D),
La'Tasha Mayes (D),
Danielle Otten (D),
Chris Pielli (D),
Ben Sanchez (D),
Mike Schlossberg (D),
Mandy Steele (D),
Last Action
Re-referred to Judiciary (on 04/09/2025)
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