The February 25, 2016 Office of Civil Rights (OCR) guidance on patient access to medical records was
supposed to provide some clarification to health care providers and their vendors regarding access to
medical records and the applicable fees. However, in many respects the guidance has raised more
questions and created more confusion than clarity.
For example, one of the most common issues involves distinguishing a patient directed request from a
patient attorney request and the fees applicable to both. As of February 15, 2018, there is some helpful
insight from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
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