Walk It Through: Asking For The Records
Inspection within five working days, copies within 15 days, and one copy free for a benefits claim.
An adult patient wants to look at their chart at the clinic.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One adult patient at one clinic. The fee limits, the grounds for withholding records, and x-rays sent to another provider are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Inspection of recordsLooking at a patient's records during business hours within five working days after the provider receives the request, with one other person of the patient's choosing.
- SecurityAny payment, fee, deposit or charge imposed at the beginning of a residential tenancy, including an advance payment of rent, whatever the landlord calls it.