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Medical Records

• Consumer's Guide to HIPAA and Wisconsin Insurance Laws (WI Commissioner of Insurance)
• Fees for Copies of Health Care Provider Records (WI Dept. of Health Services)
• Health Privacy Project
  Access federal law, bills & commentary on pending legislation.;Read summaries of;individual state's;laws.;View;fact sheets, articles & reports on health privacy.
• HIPAA (WI Dept. of Health Services)
• HIPAACOW (HIPAA Collaborative of Wisconsin)
  Nonprofit for covered entities, business associates or trading partners under HIPAA.
• How Private is My Medical Information? (Privacy Rights Clearinghouse)
• Medical Privacy: National Standards to Protect the Privacy of Personal Health Information (U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services, Office of Civil Rights - HIPAA)
• myPHR Personal Health Record (American Health Information Management Association)
  A guide to understanding and managing your personal health information.
• Obtaining Medical Information (Legal Assistant Today, 2007)
  Information and forms.
• Portability of Health Coverage (HIPAA) (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
• Your Medical Record Rights in Wisconsin: A Guide to Consumer Rights under HIPAA (Georgetown University)
• Retention and Disposal
  • Disposal of Medical Records (WI Dept. of Health Services)
  • Health Records Management Topics (American Health Information Management Assn.)
  • Student Health Care Records Retention (WI Dept. of Public Instruction)
  • WI Statutes s. 146.817 "Preservation of Fetal Monitoring Tracings and Microfilm Copies"
  • WI Admin. Code DHS 92.12 Mental Health Records Retention
  • WI Admin. Code DHS 124.14 Hospital Records
  • WI Admin. Code DHS 124.17 Lab Reports
  • WI Admin. Code DHS 124.18 Radiology
  • WI Admin. Code DHS 132.45 Nursing Home Records
  • WI Admin. Code MED 21 "Patient Health Care Records"

The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

• WI Statutes: s. 51.30(4) "Access to Registration and Treatment Records"
• WI Statutes: s. 134.97 "Disposal of Records Containing Personal Information"
• WI Statutes: s. 146.81 - 146.84 Health Care Records
• WI Statutes: s. 146.83 "Access to Patient Health Care Records"
• WI Statutes: s. 146.83(3f) Record Copy Fees
• WI Statutes: s. 153.50 - 153.55 "Protection of Patient Confidentiality"
• WI Statutes: s. 610.70 "Disclosure of Personal Medical Information"
• WI Admin. Code: DHS 92 " Confidentiality of Treatment Records"
• WI Admin. Code: DHS 94 "Patient Rights and Resolution of Patient Grievances"

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