Careers COVID Immediate Care Pay Bill Make a Gift 239-624-5000 COVID Updates MEDICAL RECORDS Home | Patients And Visitors | Medical Records HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT The health information management department is dedicated to the integrity and security of your private health information in accordance with state and federal regulations. Health records are retained for a period of ten (10) years after your last date of service or final treatment. Patients have the right to review their health record, for an appointment please call 239-624-6567. Please be advised that we will not be able to interpret the clinical documented information on the patient’s record. After the patient reviewed their record, there will still be a fee for receiving copies of their record. However, there is no fee when the records are sent directly to another healthcare provider for the purposes of continuity of care. Requesting Copies of Medical Records from NCH Healthcare System and/or NCH Physician Group For the convenience of our patients and/or their legal guardians, you now have the option to request and receive copies of your medical records online. The online option often provides a faster turnaround of your request as it eliminates the delays caused by traditional mail. Please note that radiology and cardiology images can be requested online but electronic delivery is not available at this time. The encrypted CD/DVD can either be picked up at our 1100 Immokalee Road location in Naples or it can be mailed. In order to request your medical records online you must have the following: You must be 18 years or older Have a smartphone with a camera and texting capability Have a valid driver’s license or other official government issued picture ID to request medical records online Legal guardians or healthcare proxies will need to upload a PDF or TIF copy of court-appointed guardianship papers, power of attorney, or other appropriate legal documents that can establish proof of guardianship Next of kin requesting copies of a deceased patient’s medical record will need to upload a PDF or TIF copy of the official death certificate. Next of kin begins with the surviving spouse. If there is no spouse, the request can be made by an adult member of the deceased patient’s immediate family. In order to process your request, please complete your electronic request for medical records online. Please do not print this form. Please click on the link below and follow the instructions. Please note that the requests will be processed within three to five business days of receipt of the request. Click here for the patient consent for release medical records form > Click here for the patient representative consent for release medical records form > If you do not wish to request medical records online, please print a copy of the AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE MEDICAL RECORD form by selecting: Click for the consent for release medical records form – English > Click for the consent for release medical records form – Spanish > Click for the consent for release medical records form – Creole > Medical Record Copy Fees A fee for medical record copies may apply. A patient whose records are copied and sent to another healthcare provider for the purposes of continuing medical care does not pay a fee for medical record copies. Request for medical record copies for any use other than medical care may be subject to a fee. The HIPAA Privacy Rule permits healthcare providers to impose a reasonable, cost-based fee to an individual requesting a copy of medical records. Patients or the patient’s legal guardian will be notified if any fees apply prior to the request being processed. If You Are Under 18 In general, a person under the age of 18 cannot consent to the release of his/her medical records except in one of the following exceptions: Married, widowed or divorced Parent of a child Members of the armed forces Pregnant (or believes to be) Living apart from parents and managing their own finances Abortion records: records of unmarried minor who have received authorized consent from Superior Court for an abortion cannot be released without the minor’s written consent Request to Amend a Medical Record You have the right to request an amendment to your medical record if you believe the information may be incorrect or incomplete. To request an amendment to your medical record information, please click on the following link and complete the attached form. Request for amendment form > Please note that changes to demographic information (name, address, date of birth, etc.) do not require the completion of this request form. You may request a change to demographic information by submitting a written request by fax or mail to: NCH Healthcare System HIM Department – Legal Correspondent NCH Business Center 1100 Immokalee Rd. Suite 100 Naples, Fl 34110 – Fax – 239-624-6581 Submit Forms: Forms can be submitted via mail, fax or email. If you wish to hand deliver or mail your request form, please use the following address: NCH Healthcare System 1100 Immokalee Road, Suite 100, Naples, Fl 34110 Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. – Fax – 239-624-6561 – Email – ReleaseofInformation@nchmd.org NCH IMAGING Authorization for Release of Records Click here for the NCH imaging consent for release of records form > 239-624-5000 Follow Us: NCH Baker Downtown Directions to NCH Baker Downtown North Naples Hospital Directions to North Naples Hospital View All Locations > Careers Contact Us Education Health Portal Health Library Staff Resources © Copyright 2021 NCH Healthcare System | Privacy Policy English