{"data":{"id":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-1718-e","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"22 M.R.S. §1718-E","heading":"Prohibition on fees for transferring a patient or a patient's medical records","body":"A health care entity, as defined in section 1718‑B, subsection 1, paragraph B, may not require any fee or other payment from any patient for the transfer of a patient between health care entities or for the transfer of any medical records related to a patient between health care entities unless the fee or other payment is disclosed to the patient and is directly related to the costs associated with establishing the patient as a patient of the health care entity or transferring that patient's medical records.  This section does not prohibit the use of current procedural technology codes used by the American Medical Association for new office visits that include the cost of care.","path":["TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE","SUBTITLE 2: HEALTH","PART 4: HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CARE","CHAPTER 401: GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/22/title22sec1718-E.html","current_through":"October 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-10T12:16:02Z","sha256":"d5e0be8abe87b2d24b0045d4a1f0155917fa015160aacf5d75b5dd8ecd4864c2","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-1718-d","next":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-1718-f","notices":[{"id":"maine","title":"Maine requested republication notice","text":"All copyrights and other rights to statutory text are reserved by the State of Maine. The text included in this publication reflects changes made through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature and is current through January 1, 2026. The text is subject to change without notice. It is a version that has not been officially certified by the Secretary of State. Refer to the Maine Revised Statutes Annotated and supplements for certified text. The Office of the Revisor of Statutes also requests that you send us one copy of any statutory publication you may produce.","url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/"}]},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}