Unless otherwise required by statute or by federal law, a health care provider shall retain the original or copies of a patient's medical records as follows: 1. If the patient is an adult, for at least six years after the last date the adult patient received medical or health care services from that provider.
Request medical records To submit a request for medical records from Dignity Health Medical Group – Arizona, please download and fill out the request forms and submit them. To submit the completed medical records forms. Please call (602) 406-8988 with any questions.
You may be able to request your record through your provider's patient portal. You may have to fill out a form — called a health or medical record release form, or request for access—send an email, or mail or fax a letter to your provider.
Unless otherwise required by statute or by federal law, a health care provider shall retain the original or copies of a patient's medical records as follows: 1. If the patient is an adult, for at least six years after the last date the adult patient received medical or health care services from that provider.
If a provider doesn't have an online portal, you would need to request the records by phone or email. Most have forms that you would need to fill out. Once the request has been made, you may have to wait before the record is actually received. State laws vary but typically require delivery within 30 to 60 days.
A health care provider may only disclose that part or all of a patient's medical records and payment records as authorized by state or federal law or written authorization signed by the patient or the patient's health care decision maker.
Who owns my medical record? Under Arizona law, your health care provider owns the original medical record. However, you have the right to see and get a copy of it.
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.