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HB 401

Mississippi House bill in Session 2026.

Status: failed. Latest action: February 3, 2026.

Dental and medical records; require practices to offer to patients upon expiration of prescribed retention period.

Bill ID MS-2026-HB-401
Session 2026
Status failed
Committee Public Health and Human Services
House failed 2026-02-03
Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-9-13 AND 73-43-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE DENTIST AND PHYSICIAN PRACTICES TO OFFER TO A PATIENT THE PATIENT'S RECORDS UPON THE EXPIRATION OF THE PRESCRIBED PERIOD OF RETENTION; TO REQUIRE PRACTICES TO SEEK TO PROCURE A PATIENT'S SIGNATURE WHENEVER THE PATIENT ELECTS NOT TO TAKE POSSESSION OF THE RECORDS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsor
Randy Rushing
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-12 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-02-03 Status failed
2026-02-03 Latest Action (H) Died In Committee
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