RSA 332-I:1 Medical Records; Definitions.

Title: XXX - OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS Chapter: 332-I - MEDICAL RECORDS, PATIENT INFORMATION, AND THE HEALTH INFORMATION ORGANIZATION CORPORATION

I. All medical information contained in the medical records in the possession of any health care provider, or in the possession of any third-party vendor with whom a health care provider contracts to store, handle, and issue copies of such medical records, shall be deemed to be the property of the patient. The patient or the patient's requestor shall be entitled to a copy of such records upon request, as regulated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended ("HIPAA").
(a) For purposes of this section, a "requestor" means the patient's personal representative, the patient's health care provider, an individual authorized to access the patient's medical record through a valid power of attorney, or the patient's attorney.
(b) For any reques

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