Bill > HB476

This bill amends existing Mississippi law to establish maximum fees that healthcare providers and facilities can charge for providing an individual's protected health information, which refers to any individually identifiable health information held by a covered entity. For requests made by an individual or their representative for their own information, providers must comply with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), a law that sets standards for protecting sensitive patient health information. When providing an individual's protected health information to a third party, either at the individual's direction or with their authorization, the bill sets specific fee limits for photocopying, with tiered pricing based on the number of pages, and additional charges for postage, handling, and retrieving records from off-site archives. Crucially, it also sets maximum fees for providing electronic records to third parties, including a flat fee of $30 for electronically maintained records plus costs for media and postage, or the actual cost of converting non-electronic records to electronic format (capped at 25 cents per page) plus media and postage costs. The bill also retains existing provisions regarding fees for depositions and medical record affidavits, and clarifies that HIPAA compliance is required for fees related to providing information to third parties.

Health and Social Services, Justice

https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0476.xml