(1) Except as otherwise provided by law or regulation, a patient or his or her authorized representative has the right to examine or obtain the patient's medical record.
Act 47 of 2004 AN ACT to provide for and to regulate access to and disclosure of medical records; to prescribe powers and duties of certain state agencies and departments; to establish fees; to prescribe administrative sanctions; and to provide remedies.
The Medical Records Access Act, Public Act 47 of 2004, MCL section 333.26269 (the Act) states that if a patient or a patient's authorized representative requests a copy of all or part of the patient's medical record, the health care provider, health facility, or medical records company to which the request is directed ...
Twelve states (California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington) require all parties to a conversation to consent to recording.
With limited exceptions, the HIPAA Privacy Rule (the Privacy Rule) provides individuals with a legal, enforceable right to see and receive copies upon request of the information in their medical and other health records maintained by their health care providers and health plans.
When children turn 11, parents lose full access to their online health records because of Michigan state privacy laws. Learn what to expect and why it's important. If your child receives medical care at Michigan Medicine, when they turn 11, you will no longer have full access to their medical records.
Release of Information Authorization Under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, when a release of information is intended for purposes other than medical treatment, healthcare operations, or payment, you'll need to sign an authorization for ROI.
Under HIPAA, protected health information, or PHI, is individually identifiable health information. Michigan law also protects patients' PHI and includes heightened protections for the disclosure of mental health and substance abuse records.
The format of an authorization letter should include the date, the name of the person to whom it is addressed, details about the person who has been authorized (such as name and identity proof), the reason for his absence, the duration of the authorized letter, and the action to be performed by another person.