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SB 1101

AN ACT CONCERNING THE FEES CHARGED FOR A MEDICAL RECORDS POSTMORTEM REPORT AND A TRUE COPY CERTIFICATION.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by James Maroney

Connecticut bill standardizes and likely caps fees healthcare providers charge for postmortem medical records and certified copies to prevent excessive costs on families.

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Bill Summary · SB 1101

Legislative bill overview

SB 1101 regulates the fees that healthcare providers and medical examiners can charge for providing postmortem medical records reports and certified true copies of those documents. The bill aims to standardize or cap these fees, which currently may vary significantly across different providers and jurisdictions in Connecticut.

Why is this important

Families and estates dealing with a deceased person's affairs often need certified copies of medical records and postmortem reports for legal, insurance, or inheritance purposes. High or unpredictable fees can create financial hardship during an already difficult time, and standardizing these costs promotes transparency and accessibility to necessary documents.

Potential points of contention

  • Cost burden on providers: Healthcare facilities and medical examiner offices may argue that processing, certifying, and mailing records requires staff time and resources that should be compensated, and fee caps could strain budgets.
  • Scope and reasonableness: Disagreement may arise over what constitutes a "reasonable" fee, whether different document types should have different costs, and whether expedited processing should be priced differently.
  • Implementation challenges: Coordination between multiple types of providers (hospitals, private practices, medical examiners, coroners) with different operational structures could complicate uniform fee structures.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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