Bill

A 2348

Requires providers to share electronic health records with plans for purposes of improving patient care and reducing administrative delays

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Scott Bendett and 10 co-sponsors

Requires providers to share electronic health records with health plans to speed care, improve coordination, and cut administrative delays for patients.

REFERRED TO HEALTH

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Bill Summary · A 2348

Summary of Bill A 2348

Overview

Bill A 2348 would require health care providers to share electronic health records (EHRs) with health plans. The stated aims are to improve patient care and reduce administrative delays by enabling better information exchange between providers and plans.

Purpose and Intent

Facilitate greater interoperability between providers and health plans.
Use shared EHRs to coordinate care more effectively and streamline administrative processes that contribute to delays in treatment, billing, and authorizations.
Center the bill’s rationale on improving care quality and reducing waste or lag in administrative workflows.

Key Provisions

Mandate: Providers must share EHR data with health plans.
Purposes: Data sharing is limited to activities intended to improve patient care and to reduce administrative delays.
Scope and requirements (not specified in the provided text): The bill text would define how and when data must be shared, along with any protections, timing, and technical standards. This summary only notes the core mandate and purpose as described.

Affected Parties

Primary: Healthcare providers (physicians, hospitals, clinics) who maintain EHR systems.
Health plans/insurers that process claims and coordinate care with providers.
Potential indirect effects on patients, who may experience more coordinated care and faster administrative handling of services.

Procedural and Timeline Aspects

Introduced: January 16, 2025.
Status: Referred to the Health Committee (indicated as “REFERRED TO HEALTH” in the record).
Legislative actions listed both on January 16, indicating committee referral; no additional actions (e.g., amendments, floor votes) are shown in the provided information.

Related Bills

A 10302 (prior-session).
A 848 (prior-session).
S 5456 (companion) – noted as the Senate companion bill (listed twice in the provided data, implying multiple references in different contexts or sessions).

Potential Impacts and Considerations

Positive: Potentially faster care coordination, fewer administrative bottlenecks, and improved accuracy of information used in treatment decisions and authorization processes.
Privacy and security: The bill would raise questions about patient consent, data privacy, and safeguards (not detailed in the provided summary).
Practical implementation: Requires compatible EHR sharing standards and data governance between providers and plans, plus potential costs for integration and ongoing compliance.
Oversight: Currently in committee; movement through the legislative process will determine whether detailed provisions (definitions, timing, exemptions, penalties) are added.

If you’d like, I can tailor this summary to include hypothetical provisions commonly associated with EHR-sharing bills or compare A 2348 to its related bills (A 10302, A 848, S 5456) if you provide the text.

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