To Fee or Not to Fee
July 7, 2008
That’s often the question! Should you charge for copying a patient’s record? If yes, how much should you charge? As a general rule of thumb, it is not recommended to charge a patient for a copy of their records, so long as it is no more than once a year. With the new HIPAA regulations, a patient is allowed access to their medical records and some are collecting them once per year to keep up with their own medical chart. If an attorney requests the records for a Personal Injury case, or if the state or other third party entity requests a patient’s records, then most offices do charge. Can you set your own fees? Yes, within certain limits. Here’s a link to help you determine what the legal limit is in your state for records copying fees. http://www.lamblawoffice.com/medical-records-copying-charges.html
Practically Yours,
the PracticalCA
