Assembly BillIntroduced
A 5316: Requires medical records to be made available to patients in an electronic format through a web portal and in a format that allows patients to save records to their own device; requires electronic medical records systems to give qualified persons access to records in a single, secure format and to establish policies and procedures to endure confidentiality.
What A 5316 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to amend the Public Health Law to require the release of medical records in an electronic format. Upon request, qualified persons will have access to electronic medical records through a secure web portal, allowing them to save the records to their own device. The Department of Health must establish rules and regulations within 180 days to ensure electronic medical records systems can be accessed securely and confidentially. The regulations must be consistent with state and federal laws and regulations. The bill takes effect 180 days after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to health (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5316
- What is the current status of A 5316?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 5316 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to health".
- Did A 5316 pass?
- Not yet. A 5316 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5316, and where is it now?
- A 5316 was authored by Asm. Karines Reyes. Its committee of record is Assembly Health.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to health |
| May. 20, 2025 | print number 5316a |
| May. 20, 2025 | amend and recommit to health |
| Feb. 13, 2025 | referred to health |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 13, 2025 · 215 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5316 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 13, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. REYES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the release of medical records in an electronic format The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 18 of the public health law is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph (j) to read as follows: 3 (j) Subject to the provisions of subdivision three of this section, 4 upon the request of a qualified person, all medical records required to 5 be released pursuant to this section shall be made available to quali- 6 fied persons in an electronic format through a web portal and such 7 records shall be provided in a format that allows qualified persons to 8 save the records to their own device. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 10 it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08155-01-5
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