On December 22, 2006, Public Acts 481 and 482 of 2006 became effective. Act 481 imposes obligations on individual providers and healthcare facilities and entities relating to the maintenance, retention and disposal of medical records, while Act 482 affects the disclosure of certain patient health information in response to Freedom of Information Act requests. These new laws may require individual providers, healthcare entities and facilities to review and revise their medical record retention and disposal policies and procedures to conform with the new requirements.