Law / United States / 
New Hampshire
Medical records: patient ownership of and access to medical records held by health care providers
In force.
A data subject rights rule binding public and private bodies.
- Obligation class
- Data subject rights
- Audit expectation
- none
As of .
What it requires
- If you are a health care provider, or a third-party vendor that stores and issues copies of a provider's medical records, give a patient or the patient's requestor a copy of the patient's medical records on request (RSA 332-I:1, I).
- Provide the records within 30 days of receipt of the request, and provide any records not provided within 30 days at no cost (RSA 332-I:1, I(d)).
- Charge a requestor no more than $50.00 for electronic copies and no more than $5 for the first page, $.41 per page for pages 2 through 50 and $.30 per page for pages 51 and higher for paper copies (RSA 332-I:1, I(b)).
- Provide the records in electronic format when they are stored and available in that format, unless the requestor asks for paper (RSA 332-I:1, I(c)).
- When the requestor is the person's health care provider, make the requested transfer within 14 days at no cost (RSA 332-I:1, I(f)).
- Do not release or use patient identifiable medical information for the purpose of sales or marketing of services or products without written authorization (RSA 332-I:1, III).
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text, as of .
What this law does
All medical information in the medical records in the possession of any health care provider, or of a third-party vendor with whom a provider contracts to store, handle and issue copies of the records, is deemed the property of the patient. The patient or the patient's requestor is entitled to a copy of the records upon request, as regulated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
Records provided to a requestor must be provided within 30 days of receipt of the request, and any records not provided within 30 days shall be provided at no cost. For a requestor, the cost for paper copies shall not exceed $5 for the first page, $.41 per page for pages 2 through 50 and $.30 per page for pages 51 and higher, and electronic copies shall be charged at a reasonable rate not to exceed $50.00.
When the requestor is the person's health care provider, the transfer must be made within 14 days of the request at no cost. A health care provider includes any person, corporation, facility or institution either licensed by New Hampshire or otherwise lawfully providing health care services, including the department of health and human services. The section was most recently amended by 2025, 233:1, effective .
Release or use of patient identifiable medical information for the purpose of sales or marketing of services or products shall be prohibited without written authorization.
When LexLint raises it
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