Pennsylvania HB 1104: An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in rules of evidence, further providing for subpoena of records.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 1225
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1104
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY KRUEGER, BRENNAN, HOWARD, GIRAL, PIELLI, HANBIDGE,
KAZEEM, MAYES, HILL-EVANS, SANCHEZ, MADDEN, DONAHUE,
KENYATTA, FREEMAN, CIRESI, CERRATO, MALAGARI, STEELE AND
SCHLOSSBERG, APRIL 3, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, APRIL 3, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in rules of evidence,
further providing for subpoena of records.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 6152(a)(2)(i) of Title 42 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 6152. Subpoena of records.
(a) Election.--
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(2) (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii), the
health care provider or facility or a designated agent
shall be entitled to receive payment of the amounts under
this subsection before producing the charts or records
pursuant to a subpoena. The payment shall be $20.62 for
searching for and retrieving the records, $1.39 per page
for the first 20 pages, $1.03 per page for pages 21
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through 60 and 34¢ per page for pages 61 and thereafter
for paper copies or reproductions on electronic media
whether the records are stored on paper or in electronic
format; $2.04 per page for copies from microfilm; plus
the actual cost of postage, shipping or delivery. No
other charges for the retrieval, copying and shipping or
delivery of medical records other than those set forth in
this paragraph shall be permitted without prior approval
of the party requesting the copying of the medical
records. The amounts which may be charged shall be
adjusted annually beginning on January 1, 2013, by the
Secretary of Health of the Commonwealth based on the most
recent changes in the consumer price index reported
annually by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United
States Department of Labor. If copies are requested in an
electronic format, the total payment under this
subparagraph may not exceed $200.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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