2009 SESSION
01/03
HOUSE BILL 402
AN ACT relative to transporting medical records.
SPONSORS: Rep. Batula, Hills 19; Rep. Rosenwald, Hills 22; Sen. Roberge, Dist 9; Sen. Sgambati, Dist 4
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
This bill requires any medical records which are being disposed of and transported to a different location to be shredded before they are transported.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
09-0220
01/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine
AN ACT relative to transporting medical records.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Disposal of Medical Records. Amend RSA 332-I by inserting after section 2 the following new section:
332-I:3 Disposal of Medical Records. Any person transporting medical records for disposal shall shred such records before they are transported. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.