Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1711, 4th ¶, as amended by PL 1997, c. 793, Pt. A, §1 and affected by §10 and as affected by PL 1999, c. 3, §§3 and 5, is further amended to read:

A patient, or if the patient is a minor who has not consented to health care treatment in accordance with the provisions of state law, the minor's parent, legal guardian or guardian ad litem, may submit to a hospital an addition to the patient's medical records, which must be retained with the medical record by the hospital. If the hospital adds to the medical record a statement in response to the submitted addition, the hospital shall provide a copy to the patient, or if the patient is a minor who has not consented to health care treatment in accordance with the provisions of state law, to the minor's parent, legal guardian or guardian ad litem.

Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §1711-B, sub-§3-A, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 793, Pt. A, §7 and affected by §10 and as affected by PL 1999, c. 3, §§3 and 5, is amended to read:

3-A. Additions to treatment records. A patient, or if the patient is a minor who has not consented to health care treatment in accordance with the provisions of state law, the minor's parent, legal guardian or guardian ad litem, may submit to a health care practitioner an addition to the patient's treatment records, which must be retained with the treatment record by the health care practitioner. If the health care practitioner adds to the treatment record a statement in response to the submitted addition, the health care practitioner shall provide a copy to the patient, or if the patient is a minor who has not consented to health care treatment in accordance with the provisions of state law, to the minor's parent, legal guardian or guardian ad litem.

Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §1711-C, sub-§1, ¶E, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 793, Pt. A, §8 and affected by §10 and as affected by PL 1999, c. 3, §§3 and 5, is amended to read:

E. "Health care information" means information that directly identifies the individual and that relates to an individual's physical, mental or behavioral condition, personal or family medical history or medical treatment or the health care provided to that individual. "Health care information" does not include information that protects the anonymity of the individual by means of encryption or encoding of individual identifiers or information pertaining to or derived from federally sponsored, authorized or regulated research governed by 21 Code of Federal