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SB 1508 Connecticut Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAL RECORDS.

SB 1508 grants patients and their authorized representatives (including attorneys) the right to request copies of medical records, including lab reports, imaging, and retained tissue samples, from licensed healthcare providers. The bill sets specific fee limits: providers may charge up to $10 for search/retrieval plus $5 per page for the first 10 pages for requests made by others (not the patient), with a total cap of $1,500 per request. It also prohibits charging more than $0.65 per page for standard records and requires annual fee adjustments based on the consumer price index. The law takes effect on January 1, 2026, directly affecting patients seeking access to their own health information.
Issues: ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareGrants patients access to medical records with fee caps, enhancing transparency and reducing financial barriers to health information access.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 12, 2025 Last action Apr 16, 2025
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What changed between versions

Raised Bill → PH Joint Favorable Substitute · 5 edits
MODERATE
This bill was revised from a 'Raised Bill' to a 'Substitute Bill' with significant changes to how medical institutions handle patient records and tissue samples. The main updates involve clarifying who can receive copies of medical records, adjusting fee structures for requests made by third parties, and adding new definitions for clinical laboratories.
Scope change
The bill now explicitly includes 'designated licensed institution, laboratory or physician' as recipients of original tissue slides or blocks, expanding the scope of who can receive these materials directly from institutions.
REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that institutions must send original retained tissue slides or blocks directly to the patient's designated licensed institution, laboratory, or physician when available.

Modified fee adjustment language to require the Commissioner of Public Health (rather than Department of Public Health) to post adjusted rates annually.

ELIGIBILITY

Changed fee request language to specify that requests must be made 'by and furnished directly to' the patient or personal representative for lower fees, clarifying eligibility criteria.

DEFINITION

Added new Section 2 defining 'clinical laboratory' and specifying what is excluded from that definition.

TECHNICAL

Changed document type from 'Raised Bill' to 'Substitute Bill' and updated page counts from 4 to 7 pages.

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Total actions
9
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Mar 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Joint Favorable Substitute
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Public Health
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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