Section 418.10118. Practitioner, facility, and health care organization copying charge for medical records.

(1) A practitioner, facility, or health care organization shall, at the request of the carrier, the carrier's agent, the employee, or the employee's agent, furnish copies of the case record for a particular covered injury or illness to the carrier, the carrier's agent, the employee, or the employee's agent. The maximum fee for providing copies shall be 45 cents per page, plus the actual cost of  mailing.  In  addition,  an administration charge for the staff's time to retrieve  and   copy  the records  shall  be   paid  as follows:0-15 minutes $2.50 Each additional 15 minute increment $2.50The copying and handling charge shall apply to all reports and records, other than the original copy required pursuant to the provisions of R 418.10113, and all other reports required by these rules. The party who requests the records shall pay the copying charge.

(2)   The copying charge for each x-ray film requested by the carrier or the carrier's agent shall be reimbursed at $15.00,  which  includes  mailing and handling.

(3)   If an agent of a carrier or an employee requests a copy of  the case record, then the agent shall indicate the date of injury.  Only    the records for a specific date of  injury  covered by the act    and   these rules are available as specified in subrule (1) of this rule.

History: 1998-2000 AACS; 2005 AACS.