Re: My rights to my medical records?(long sorry)
From: Dona (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 30 Sep 2001 14:38:00 -0500 (CDT)
Here is the link to the specific goverment webpage that states under the
new law we have the right for access to our medical records and
COPIES.anyone who is having trouble getting records from there Doc
should print this out and take it to them!This is from the Department of
health and human services and is there FACT sheet on the new law.It was
written in April of 2001 as Ann had stated.Thanks Ann. You will have to
scroll down to the consumer part of the page if you don't want to read
the whole thing.
http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2001pres/01fsprivacy.html
--
Dona
>
>in the link you supplied it does not mention copies.It is my
>understanding that we are also entitled to copies so we can make those
>corrections and inspections.
>Anyhow. At leat there is a Law on the books now that can help us at
>least see our records.
>Dona
>
>>At Sun, 30 Sep 2001, anne wrote:
>>At Sun, 30 Sep 2001, Dona wrote:
>>>
>>>Hi Everyone..You all should be aware that it is a federal law that gives
>>>us the right to see and copy our medical records. Clinton passed it in
>>>2000.Here is a link to a page that tells about it.Hope this helps clear
>>>some things up.http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aa122200a.htm
>>>Dona
>>
>>See http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/ The privacy/access to medical records
>>rules are evolving, comments are being accepted. However, as I've read
>>it as of April everyone has a federal right to inspect and *correct*
>>their medical records, hopefully this will not change, much of this will
>>be in Tommy Thompson's hands.
>>
>>Bush held up the Clinton rule which was passed after years of comment
>>but which passed "at the last moment", since no rule was established
>>under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 it
>>then became the job of Health and Human Services to establish privacy
>>rules.
>>
>>--This is my understanding from a quick look at this issue.
>>
>>--
>>Anne
>>
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