Re: GENERAL - Law/Access to Medical Records - Alyssa & all

[Guest guest]

Hi Alyssa -

There are state laws on the books that give you the right to

have copies of all of your medical records. Go to

http://www.Google.com

and in the search window, type in the name of your state followed

by " access to medical records. "

If you want to see California, I have given the link and an excerpt

from this page:

http://www.medbd.ca.gov/patientaccess.htm

Quote:

The patient or patient's representative is entitled to copies of all

or any portion of his or her records that he or she has a right to

inspect, upon written request to the physician, along with a fee to

defray the cost of copying, not to exceed 25 cents per page or 50

cents per page for records that are copied from microfilm, along with

reasonable clerical costs. Physicians must provide patients with

copies within 15 days of receipt of the request.

Section 123110 of the Health & Safety Code specifically provides that

any adult patient, or any minor patient who by law can consent to

medical treatment, or any patient representative is entitled to

inspect patient records upon written request to a physician and upon

payment of reasonable clerical costs to make such records available.

The physician must then permit the patient to view his or her records

during business hours within five working days after receipt of the

written request. The patient or patient's representative may be

accompanied by one other person of his or her choosing.

End Quote.

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Run a copy of what you find under your particular state law, usually

in the Health and Safety Code, and take it to the doctor's office,

and order your copies.

You have the right to all copies of your medical records, including

lab work. Yeah, it's no big deal, but you should know the law is on

YOUR side. I'd wonder what the doc is trying to hide.......

Best Wishes,

Chris

[Guest guest]

Hi Alyssa -

There are state laws on the books that give you the right to

have copies of all of your medical records. Go to

http://www.Google.com

and in the search window, type in the name of your state followed

by " access to medical records. "

If you want to see California, I have given the link and an excerpt

from this page:

http://www.medbd.ca.gov/patientaccess.htm

Quote:

The patient or patient's representative is entitled to copies of all

or any portion of his or her records that he or she has a right to

inspect, upon written request to the physician, along with a fee to

defray the cost of copying, not to exceed 25 cents per page or 50

cents per page for records that are copied from microfilm, along with

reasonable clerical costs. Physicians must provide patients with

copies within 15 days of receipt of the request.

Section 123110 of the Health & Safety Code specifically provides that

any adult patient, or any minor patient who by law can consent to

medical treatment, or any patient representative is entitled to

inspect patient records upon written request to a physician and upon

payment of reasonable clerical costs to make such records available.

The physician must then permit the patient to view his or her records

during business hours within five working days after receipt of the

written request. The patient or patient's representative may be

accompanied by one other person of his or her choosing.

End Quote.

-----------------

Run a copy of what you find under your particular state law, usually

in the Health and Safety Code, and take it to the doctor's office,

and order your copies.

You have the right to all copies of your medical records, including

lab work. Yeah, it's no big deal, but you should know the law is on

YOUR side. I'd wonder what the doc is trying to hide.......

Best Wishes,

Chris

[Guest guest]

Thanks

I'm going to print out the portion that fits my state and bring it

in to the doc on Wednesday. Your right I don't know what they are

trying to hide or if they are to busy to care type of thing they

did send me my final lab report but what the heck gives whats the

problem. Well there is not going to be a problem soon! I'm going

to get to the bottom of this mess.

thanks for the links I will certainly give it to the doc for her

reading pleasure.

hehe

Alyssa-