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Legislative Updates
Here are direct links to AHIMA resources for items getting our attention:

  • ARRA

    To Download a copy of the Minnesota Department of Health's 2010 Maximum Charges for Copies of Patient Records Click Here. For 2010, the maximum charge is $1.21 per page and $15.95 for time spent retrieving and copying the patient's record. Copies of the Issue Brief may also be obtained from the MN Health Information Clearinghouse at (651) 201-5178, (800) 657-3793.

    To download a copy of MDH's Minnesota's e-Prescribing Mandate (effective Jan. 1, 2011), Click Here

    Patient Access to and Fees Charged for Copies of Patient Health Care Records in Wisconsin Changes For those of you involved with health care facilities in Wisconsin, be aware that effective 6/30/09 the passsage of Act 28 removes the authority of the Department of Health Services to establish maximum fees for copies of health care records. These fees are now set in statute. This Act also modified language regarding patient access to health care records. Click Here for information from the WI Health Information Management Association

    Act 28 also modified the charges for medical record submissions for WI Disability Determinations. Click Here for more information

    The federal "Your Health Information Privacy Rights Notice" Click Here to download

    To download a Sample Privacy Practice Notice for use in Minnesota, Click Here


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