Health Law

Amendments to Charges for Medical Records

By Todd A. Rodriguez

The Pennsylvania Department of Health has published the amounts which may be charged by a health care facility or health care provider in Pennsylvania upon receipt of a request or subpoena for production of medical charts or records.  Effective January 1, 2010, the following fees may be charged by a health care facility or health care provider for production of records in response to subpoena or request:

Not to Exceed
Amount charged per page for pages 1—20 $ 1.32
Amount charged per page for pages 21—60 $  .98
Amount charged per page for pages 61—end $  .33
Amount charged per page for microfilm copies $1.95
Flat fee for production of records to support any claim under Social Security $24.94
Flat fee for supplying records requested by a district attorney $19.68
* Search and retrieval of records $19.68
 

The list, which is published annually, can be found in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

Full post as published by Physician Law on December 08, 2009 (boomark / email).