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Requesting Medical Records Records are released in accordance with state and federal laws. To receive copies of your or your children's records you must first sign a release of information giving us permission to release the records. You have the right to request records for your dependent children if they have not yet reached the age of 18. Once 18, a person must sign for their own records. The following people are authorized to sign for release of your health information: The patient (Not the spouse) Power of attorney if the patient is unable to sign (Legal document must be provided.) Parent (if the patient is younger than age 18) Legal guardian (Proof of guardianship document must be provided.) Representative of the estate for deceased patients (Copy of the death certificate and a copy of the representative of estate documents must be provided.) By subpeona Copies are processed within 15 to 30 days from the date the request is received. Recipients will be notified if the request cannot be processed within that time frame. If you have any questions, please contact the records custodian. |
