Fees physician may charge for search and duplication of records. Fees for providing medical information other than copying existing documents. Immunity from civil, criminal, and disciplinary liability for compliance with request to release information. Other provisions pertaining to medical records or actions involving medical negligence not invalidated by this chapter. This chapter may be cited as the Physicians' Patient Records Act.
Physician is owner of certain patient records .
The physician is the owner of medical records in his possession that were made in treating a patient and of records transferred to him concerning prior treatment of the patient. A patient or his legal representative has a right to receive a copy of his medical record, or have the record transferred to another physician, upon request, when accompanied by a written authorization from the patient or his representative to release the record. Physician not to release records without express written consent. Except as otherwise provided by law, a physician shall not honor a request for the release of copies of medical records without the receipt of express written consent of the patient or person authorized by law to act on behalf of the patient. A physician may rely on the representations of a health and life insurance carrier or administrator of health and life insurance claims that the authorization of the patient or of a person upon whose status the patient's claim depends for release of the medical record is on file with the carrier as an authorization to release medical information under this chapter.