Law / United States / 
Kentucky
Patient access to medical records: copy on written request
In force since .
A data subject rights rule binding public and private bodies.
- Obligation class
- Data subject rights
As of .
What it requires
- If you are a hospital licensed under KRS Chapter 216B or a health care provider, give a patient a copy of the patient's medical record, without charge, upon the patient's written request (KRS 422.317(1)).
- You may charge no more than one dollar per page for a second copy requested by the patient, the patient's attorney or the patient's authorized representative (KRS 422.317(1)).
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text, as of .
What this law does
Upon a patient's written request, a hospital licensed under KRS Chapter 216B or a health care provider must provide, without charge to the patient, a copy of the patient's medical record. A copying fee, not to exceed one dollar 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.
The Department of Corrections is not considered a health care provider under the section, although it may make the medical records of an individual inmate available to that inmate unless it determines that KRS 197.025 applies. The section was created by chapter 512 of the 1994 Acts, effective , and was amended by chapter 334 of the 1996 Acts, effective .
When LexLint raises it
When your app profile says your app handles health records.