Your Own Medical Records
Minn. Stat. 144.292 — 30 calendar days, and caps on what copies cost
In Minnesota, on a patient's written request, a provider furnishes at a reasonable cost, within 30 calendar days, copies of the patient's health record, including laboratory reports, x-rays and prescriptions, or the portion relating to a condition the patient names. With the patient's consent it may furnish a summary instead. On request it also supplies, within 30 calendar days, current information about diagnosis, treatment and prognosis in language the patient can reasonably be expected to understand.
No fee for a copy to review current medical care. When a patient requests a copy of the record for purposes of reviewing current medical care, the provider must not charge a fee.
| Copies | The most that may be charged |
|---|---|
| CopiesPaper | The most that may be charged$1 per page, plus $10 for retrieving and copying |
| CopiesX-rays | The most that may be chargedA total of $30 |
| CopiesElectronic copies | The most that may be chargedA total of $20 |
| CopiesNo records available | The most that may be charged$10 |
| CopiesPaper, up to 25 pages | The most that may be charged$30 in total |
| CopiesPaper, up to 100 pages | The most that may be charged$50 in total |
| CopiesAny request | The most that may be charged$500 in total |
Lower limits set by other law, a rule or a contract apply instead. A request to support a Social Security disability appeal carries only a retrieval fee, under the terms the section sets. Mental health records and the exceptions to access are in other sections and are not reproduced here. Whether a charge or a refusal was proper is a question for a court and for a licensed Minnesota attorney.
Sources for this section (1)
- Minn. Stat. 144.292 — Patient rights
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of September 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Minnesota attorney.