According to analysis by The Columbus Dispatch, 45 states specify a maximum cost for copies of medical records. Other states like Kentucky require the first copy of a medical record to be provided for no charge. Subsequent copies cost $1 a page, according to the report.
“It’s such an outdated view that patients should be charged for health data that is so essential to their care,” Christine Bechtel, coordinator with the Get My Health Data campaign, told The Dispatch.
The maximum cost patients could pay for a 100 page medical record range from $5 in Vermont to $151.79 in Minnesota, according to The Dispatch analysis.
There are five states where there are no regulations or no specific dollar amounts for copies of medical records: Alaska, District of Columbia, Idaho, Iowa and South Dakota.
For a full list of charges for medical records in all 50 states, please click here.
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