Providence Medical Group . . .
• Conforms to procedures for medical records requests established by Ohio statute.
• Permits medical records requests from a patient’s representative as long as the request is
signed by the patient.
• Requires that health care providers allow patients to examine their medical record without
charge, or provide a copy of the record.
Providence Medical Group follows these guidelines for medical record copy charges . . .
• Health care providers or medical record companies will provide one copy of a patient’s medical
record without charge to certain persons or government agencies.
• Adheres to Ohio statute requirements for the maximum fee that health care providers or medical
record companies can charge for copies of a medical record.
• Will conform to annual adjustments to the maximum fee for medical record copies as mandated
by the Ohio State Director of Health.
• As required by Ohio statute, will exempt copies of medical records provided to sickness and
accident insurers and health insuring corporations from these provisions.
Click Here to read the relevant Ohio statute concerning medical records.
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