December 10, 2009
Am I entitled to collecting compensation for copies of medical records for a personal injury lawsuit?
dougie asked:
When a lawyer is requesting medical records for a law suit, am I entitled to receive a reasonable fee for providing copies of such records (I am not in the law suit).
They are using it as evidence for support of damage done by another party. Can anyone site an official laws stating compensation is due?
Gwinnett Personal Injury Lawyer
When a lawyer is requesting medical records for a law suit, am I entitled to receive a reasonable fee for providing copies of such records (I am not in the law suit).
They are using it as evidence for support of damage done by another party. Can anyone site an official laws stating compensation is due?
Gwinnett Personal Injury Lawyer
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Comments on Am I entitled to collecting compensation for copies of medical records for a personal injury lawsuit?
1:10 am
Gwinnett Personal Injury Lawyer
Why are your records being used in the lawsuit if you are not a party to it? There is no compensation for you but you don’t have to release the records.
7:06 am
Gwinnett Personal Injury Lawyer
Are you a medical professional or health care provider? If so, many jurisdictions allow medical facilities/health care professionals to charge certain fees for copies of medical records.
ETA:
If you want specific laws, it would help if you gave a specific jurisdiction (i.e., state).
9:55 am
Gwinnett Personal Injury Lawyer
If you are a medical services provider, the court can subpoena the records, but you can charge a reasonable fee for the copies.
If you are a private individual, the records can still be gathered under subpoena from either side of the suit, but they probably don’t have to pay you for them.
6:51 am
Gwinnett Personal Injury Lawyer
Yes, you can charge a reasonable and customary fee. Typically this fee is around $5.