Kentucky
General Assembly

01/09/12	introduced in Senate
01/10/12	to Health & Welfare (S)
02/08/12	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
02/09/12	2nd reading, to Rules
02/10/12	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
02/21/12	floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
02/22/12	recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (S)

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Delete original provisions; amend KRS 422.317 to permit a hospital or health care provider to charge a fee not to exceed one dollar per page for a reproduction of a patient's medical record to the patient's attorney or authorized representative; permit the fee to be charged to the patient for a second or subsequent reproduction; clarify when a request is a patient request; require clear and conspicuous directions concerning requests sent to third parties; state situations that do not apply to patient requests.
Index Headings	Fees - Medical records, amount for reproduction Guardians - Medical records, amount of fee for reproduction Health and Medical Services - Medical records, amount of fee for reproduction Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Medical records, amount of fee for reproduction Physicians and Practitioners - Medical records, amount of fee for reproduction

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	R. Jones II
Summary	Retain provisions of SCS 1, except state that a patient or his or her attorney may request an electronic copy of the patient's medical records; set the maximum fee that the patient or attorney may be charged at $20.
Index Headings	Fees - Medical records, amount for reproduction Guardians - Medical records, amount of fee for reproduction Health and Medical Services - Medical records, amount of fee for reproduction Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Medical records, amount of fee for reproduction Physicians and Practitioners - Medical records, amount of fee for reproduction

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	R. Jones II
Summary	Retain provisions, except establish that the reproduction fee charged by a health care provider for patients medical record shall not exceed 10 cents per page.
Index Headings	Fees - Medical records, amount for reproduction Guardians - Medical records, amount of fee for reproduction Health and Medical Services - Medical records, amount of fee for reproduction Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Medical records, amount of fee for reproduction Physicians and Practitioners - Medical records, amount of fee for reproduction