Vermont § 9419 - Charges for access to medical records

§ 9419. Charges for access to medical records

• (a) A custodian may impose a charge that is no more than a flat $5.00 fee or no more than
  $0.50 per page, whichever is greater, for providing copies of an individual’s health
  care record. A custodian shall provide an individual or the authorized recipient with
  an itemized bill for the charges assessed. A custodian shall not charge for providing
  copies of any health care record requested to support a claim or an appeal under any
  provision of the Social Security Act or for any other federal or State needs-based
  benefit or program. (b) A custodian may charge an individual a fee, reasonably related to the associated costs,
  for providing copies of X-rays, films, models, disks, tapes, or other health care
  record information maintained in other formats. (c) As used in this section: (1) “Custodian” means any person who maintains health care information for any lawful
  purpose, including a health care provider, a health care facility, or a health insurer. (2) “Health care record” means all written and recorded health care information about
  an individual maintained by a custodian. (3) “Individual” means a natural person, alive or dead, who is the subject of health care
  information and includes, when appropriate, the individual’s attorney-in-fact; legal
  guardian; health care agent, as defined in chapter 231 of this title; executor; or
  administrator. (Added 1999, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 107.)