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A 7976 In Committee

Establishes a penalty and cause of action for intentional destruction of medical records by a party to a medical malpractice action, or by an agent thereof

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Establishes a penalty of not less than $1,000 for each intentional destruction, mutilation or significant alteration of a medical record by a party to a medical malpractice action, or by any officer, director, member, employee or agent of such party; establishes a cause of action on behalf of any person injured as the result of such destruction, mutilation or significant alteration; requires disclosure of metadata, audit trail, and log-in information associated with electronic medical records in certain actions.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Apr 16, 2025
Last action
Jan 7, 2026 — REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Session
2025-2026
Momentum
27 · Low