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Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.26261 (2026)

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MEDICAL RECORDS ACCESS ACT


Act 47 of 2004


333.26261 Short title.

Sec. 1.

    This act shall be known and may be cited as the "medical records access act".

History: 2004, Act 47, Imd. Eff. Apr. 1, 2004

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2005–2024 · leading case: Paul v. Glendale Neurological Assocs., PC, 848 N.W.2d 400 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014).
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Paul v. Glendale Neurological Assocs., PC, 848 N.W.2d 400 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “*361 Plaintiff filed suit, alleging that defendant denied her access to records of those procedures in violation of the Medical Records Access Act (MRAA), MCL 333.26261 et seq., and that this denial also constituted “an unfair, unconscionable, or deceptive method, act or…”
Jackie Shackelford Jr v. Alaris Grp. Inc (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “On July 19, 2016, Shackelford filed a complaint against Alaris, alleging a violation of the Medical Records Access Act, MCL 333.26261 et seq., and a violation of the Michigan Consumer’s Protection Act, MCL 445.”
People of Michigan v. Tyisha Monika Toliver (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “The district court declined to bind over defendants, concluding that the “member location sheets” that they allegedly falsified were not “medical records” as that term is defined by the Medical Records Access Act (MRAA), MCL 333.26261 et seq. The circuit court agreed and…”
Roseanne Raphael v. Jason Bennett Do (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “26263(i) defines the term “medical record,” both as used in the Medical Records Act, MCL 333.26261 et seq. Moreover, it is unrefuted that on April 9, 2018, Raphael’s lawyer cancelled the request for medical records.”
In Re Vernon Eugene Proctor Md (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “MCL 333.26261 to 333.26271.” MCL 333.16221(s).”
Quentin White v. Henry Ford MacOmb Hosp. Corp. (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “This case involves several provisions under the Michigan Medical Records Access Act (the MRAA), MCL 333.26261 et seq., the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), 42 USC 1320d et seq.”
Kalamazoo Educ. Assn mea/nea v. Kalamazoo Pub. Schs. (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “492a of the Penal Code, which criminalizes intentionally modifying medical records, was in pari materia with the Medical Records Access Act (MRAA), MCL 333.26261 et seq., and as a result, it was appropriate to apply the MRAA definition of “medical record” to MCL 750.”
Herndon 136007 v. Michigan Dep't of Corr. (W.D. Mich. 2021). “2804 (Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act), §§ 333.26261–333.26271 (Medical Records Access Act).”
Quentin White v. Henry Ford MacOmb Hosp. Corp. (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “This case involves several provisions under the Michigan Medical Records Access Act (the MRAA), MCL 333.26261 et seq., the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), 42 USC 1320d et seq.”
Angela Renee Ware v. Bronson Methodist Hosp. (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “See MCL 333.26261 et seq (The Medical Records Act), MCL 330.”
Wilson v. Sinai Grace Hosp., 704 N.W.2d 464 (Mich. 2005). “§ 333.26261 et seq. MICHAEL F. CAVANAGH and MARILYN J.”
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