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.
Any qualified person who may access records on behalf of a patient under State law is a personal representative with a right of access under federal law. Parents have a right of access to their children's medical records under federal law to the same extent that they have that right under state law.
An individual's personal representative (generally, a person with authority under State law to make health care decisions for the individual) also has the right to access PHI about the individual in a designated record set (as well as to direct the covered entity to transmit a copy of the PHI to a designated person or ...
Patients have a right to determine how and what parts of their health information is shared. Further, any individual or company seeking to access a patient's most confidential medical information must comply with federal and state law and develop or have an established trusted relationship with the patient.
The Medical Records office is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to p.m. and can be reached via email at HIMrecordrequests@phoenixchildrens. Health Information Management provides copies of authorization forms that can be completed in person at our Main Campus location.
Check their website: Information about how to get your health record may be found under the Contact Us section of a provider's website. It may direct you to an online portal, a phone number, an email address, or a form. Phone or visit: You can also call or visit your provider and ask them how to get your health record.