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Also, here's a link to<font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"> a .pdf file for </font></font>"Your Medical Rights in Maryland"<div><br></div><div><cite><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">ihcrp.georgetown.edu/</span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">privacy</span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">%20/stateguides/md/md.pdf </span></font></cite></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">As of August 2005, any Maryland provider can charge $0.65 per page for copies of your medical record (adjusted for inflation each year). He/she also can charge postage, if you request your records be mailed to you. No fee can be assessed for preparation, however, and you can ask to view your records at any time for free.</font></div><div><br></div><div>Twenty-one (21) working days after a written request to obtain a copy of your records is the allowable response time.</div><div><br></div><div>Kathleen</div><div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">On Nov 6, 2009, at 3:46 PM, jberlin wrote:</font></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">does anyone remember a Senate Bill that stated people can have a copy of their medical records? Facilities could not refuse a request for a copy.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Ist copy free.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Judy</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">_______________________________________________</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Chat mailing list</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="mailto:Chat@charlesvillage.info">Chat@charlesvillage.info</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info">http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">archive: <a href="http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/">http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/</a></div> </blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>