New Jersey Department of Health Proposes to Amend N.J.A.C. 8:43G-15.3, Medical Record Patient Services, in the Hospital Licensing Standards
PO Box 360 Trenton, NJ 08625-0360
For Release: July 7, 2025
Jeffrey A. Brown Acting Commissioner
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New Jersey Department of Health Proposes to Amend N.J.A.C. 8:43G-15.3, Medical Record Patient Services, in the Hospital Licensing Standards
TRENTON, NJ - The New Jersey Department of Health is proposing to amend N.J.A.C. 8:43G-15.3, Medical record patient services, within Subchapter 15, Medical Records, of N.J.A.C. 8:43G, Hospital Licensing Standards, to eliminate fees for medical records for certain patients.
N.J.A.C. 8:43G-15.3, Medical record patient services, establishes standards by which a hospital is to provide medical records to its patients. The rule authorizes a hospital to charge a patient, or the patient’s legally authorized representative, fees for copies of the patient’s medical record. The proposed amendment would prohibit a hospital from imposing these fees upon a patient, or the patient’s attorney, if the patient receives, or has applied to receive, Social Security disability benefits.
The Notice of Proposal appears in the July 7, 2025, issue of the New Jersey Register. Persons wishing to comment on the proposal must submit written comments either electronically by September 5, 2025, to nj.gov/health/legal/ecomments.shtml, or by regular mail postmarked by September 5, 2025, to Kimberly Jenkins, Director, Office of Legal and Regulatory Compliance, New Jersey Department of Health, PO Box 360, Trenton, NJ 08625-0360.
LexisNexis® provides free online access to the New Jersey Register through the website of the New Jersey Office of Administrative Law at nj.gov/oal/rules/accessp. An unofficial copy of the Notice of Proposal is available on the Department’s website at nj.gov/health/legal/rules.
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