Medical Records

A certified copy is a duplicate of an original document that is certified as a true copy by the officer having custody of the original.Requests for certified copies should be directed to the agency that holds or issued the original.

Writing 'Certified to be a true copy of the original seen by me' on the document. signing and dating it. printing their name under the signature. adding their occupation, address and telephone number.

The document's custodian requests a certified copy. The Notary compares the original and the copy. The Notary certifies that the copy is accurate.

Technically, falsifying medical records is a crime which involves altering, changing, or modifying a document for the purpose of deceiving another person.

A notarized copy is signed by a notary public (not to be confused with a notary in a civil law country). The certified copy is signed by a person nominated by the person or agency asking for it. Typically, the person is referred to as an authorised person.

Certify the record means to state the records are authentic when sending documents constituting the record in a case to a higher court for appellate review. The certification states that the documents make up the actual record of the proceedings.

A certified copy is an official copy of a public or vital record, usually held by the clerk of court, which must be made and certified by the official custodian of the document. These documents include birth certificates, death certificates and marriage and divorce records.

Authentication of medical record entries may include written signatures, initials, computer key, or other code. For authentication, in written or electronic form, a method must be established to identify the author.