MN SF4356

Patients requesting copies of their health records for reviewing current medical care cannot be charged a fee by providers.

Providers may charge no more than 75 cents per page plus $10 for retrieval and copying time for standard record copies, with annual adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index.

Providers may charge only the $10 retrieval fee (no per-page charge) for records requested by patients or authorized representatives appealing Social Security disability benefit denials.

No fees may be charged for Social Security disability appeal records if the patient receives public assistance or is represented by an attorney from a civil legal services or volunteer attorney program based on indigency.

Patients may receive up to two medical record updates without charge for appeal purposes, but only for information not previously provided.