APPLICATION FOR ACCREDITATION AS SERVICE ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVE.
You'll need to fill out an Individuals' Request for a Copy of Their Own Health Information (VA Form 10-5345a). Submit your completed form to your VA health facility's medical records office. This office is also called a Release of Information Office. You can submit your form by mail, by fax, or in person.
VA Form 10-8001, Refusal of Transfer to VA Health Care Facility, is used when a Veteran refuses to transfer to a VA Health Care Facility. The single exception to this rule is if VA is contacted and unable to accept the transfer.
Health care entities shall disclose health records to the individual who is the subject of the health record, including an audit trail of any additions, deletions, or revisions to the health record, if specifically requested, except as provided in subsections E and F and subsection B of § 8.01-413.
A request for copies of medical records must be in writing, dated and signed by the person making the request, and include a reasonable description of the records sought. If someone is making a request on your behalf, he or she must provide evidence of the authority to receive the records (such as a power of attorney).
Begin by specifying your name, the entity authorized to disclose information, and the individuals or entities you authorize to receive it. Indicate the specific information and purpose for which it will be disclosed, add an expiration date or event, and sign and date the form to confirm your consent.
Health records are the property of the health care entity maintaining them, and, except when permitted or required by this section or by other provisions of state law, no health care entity, or other person working in a health care setting, may disclose an individual's health records.
A release of information is a document that gives a consumer the opportunity to decide what material they want released from their medical file, who they want it delivered to, how long the data can be issued, and under what statutes and guidelines it is released.
By signing this form, you authorize the institution to which this form is submitted to release your information to the requester or their authorized representative. The consent must be signed and dated by the person giving the consent.