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Kentucky Health Records Law
422.317 Copy of patient's medical record to be supplied on patient's written
request -- Exception for Department of Corrections.
(1) Upon a patient's written request, a hospital licensed under KRS Chapter 216B or a
health care provider shall provide, without charge to the patient, a copy of the
patient's medical record. A copying fee, not to exceed one dollar ($1) per page, may
be charged by the health care provider for furnishing a second copy of the patient's
medical record upon request either by the patient or the patient's attorney or the
patient's authorized representative.
(2) The Department of Corrections shall not be considered as a health care provider
under this section; however, the department may make medical records of an
individual inmate available to that individual inmate unless the department, through
its designee, determines that the provision of the record is subject to the provisions
of KRS 197.025.
Effective: July 15, 1996
History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 334, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1996. -- Created
1994 Ky. Acts ch. 512, Part 16, sec. 117, effective July 15, 1994.
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