HARRY HUGHES, Governor

2595

Governor of the vote for and against the proposed amendment, as
directed by Article XIV of the Constitution, and further
proceedings had in accordance with Article XIV.

Approved May 27, 1986.

CHAPTER 695

(Senate Bill 910)

AN ACT concerning

Personal Medical Records - Disposition

FOR the purpose of prohibiting a physician or dentist from
destroying the destruction of certain medical records of the
patient unless certain individuals are notified;
establishing a procedure for notice; establishing that
retrieval must occur within a certain time period before the
proposed destruction; establishing certain requirements for
the administrators of the estates of certain sole
practitioners; and generally relating to personal medical
records.

BY adding to

Article - Estates and Trusts

Section 7-401(aa)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1974 Replacement Volume and 1985 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Health - General

Section 4-305

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1982 Volume and 1985 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Estates and Trusts

7-401.

(AA) IF THE ESTATE IS OF A PHYSICIAN. PODIATRIST,
OPTOMETRIST, OR DENTIST WHO WAS A SOLE PRACTITIONER, THE
ADMINISTRATOR SHALL FOLLOW THE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS UNDER § 4-305
OF THE HEALTH - GENERAL ARTICLE OF THE CODE BEFORE THE