SB 922 - Limits electronic patient information access

SB 922 delays the electronic release of certain sensitive medical test results to give doctors time to review and communicate them personally. While well-intentioned, the bill adds bureaucratic complexity and could interfere with timely patient access to care, and interferes with individuals personal decision making ability. A better approach would be to allow patients to opt into or out of this delay. Streamlining patient-doctor communication through voluntary tools or flags in patient portals could achieve the same goal without a blanket policy. For these reasons, TFR opposes SB 922 unless amended.