Guest guest Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Hi group--New experience for me today when my desk staff contacted me at home to let me know that a sheriff was in my office to serve a subpoena. Since my marriage seems sound and I have a pretty dull closet (skeleton-wise, that is) I went back to the office fairly assured. Indeed, it was an order to turn over medical records in a case wherein a former patient was sueing a trucking firm regarding the accident in which she was injured. The subpoena was from the attorneys of the trucking firm, and was not accompanied by a medical release form. I faxed a letter to the firm indicating that I could not release medical information without a release from the plaintiff. I called the attorneys' office to inform them of this verbally. So ....will my Thanksgiving dinner be interrupted by a SWAT squad? Has anyone experienced this approach before for records? I'm more accustomed to the written request accompanied by a release... Was my response the correct one? Thanks--------------Jeff Woodruff, Woodruff Physical Therapy, Chester, NH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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