What is CMIA? The Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA) is a California law that protects the confidentiality of individually identifiable medical information obtained by health care providers, health insurers, and their contractors.
Clinical record means a paper or electronic file that is main- tained by the provider and contains pertinent psychological, medical, and clinical information for each person served.
A: In California, you do need to give workers' compensation the medical information they need. The Workers' Compensation Medical Records Disclosure Act says that details about an injury and its diagnosis and treatment must be shared so that the claim can be processed.
To request review or release of your CDCR health care records or information, you should complete a CDCR Form 7385 (Authorization for Release of Protected Health Information).
By law, a patient's records are defined as records relating to the health history, diagnosis, or condition of a patient, or relating to treatment provided or proposed to be provided to the patient. Physicians must provide patients with copies within 15 days of receipt of the request.
CCHP is the primary managed-care provider for Medi-Cal beneficiaries in Contra Costa and we also manage smaller plans for county employees and IHSS homecare workers. Our members have access to hundreds of family medicine doctors and specialists in our provider networks.
As long as you requested your medical records in writing, to be sent directly to you (and not to anyone else, like your new doctor), the physician is required to send you a copy within specified time limits. If you are having difficulty getting your records, you can file a complaint with the Medical Board.
As long as you requested your medical records in writing, to be sent directly to you (and not to anyone else, like your new doctor), the physician is required to send you a copy within specified time limits. If you are having difficulty getting your records, you can file a complaint with the Medical Board.
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.
I hereby authorize use or disclosure of protected health information about me as described below. I understand that the information used or disclosed may be subject to re-disclosure by the person or class of persons or facility receiving it, and would then no longer be protected by federal privacy regulations.