78B-5-618 - Patient access to medical records. - Utah Statutes

78B-5-618. Patient access to medical records.
(1) Pursuant to 45 C.F.R., Parts 160 and 164, Standards for Privacy of IndividuallyIdentifiable Health Information, a patient or a patient's personal representative may inspect orreceive a copy of the patient's records from a health care provider as defined in Section78B-3-403, when that health care provider is governed by the provisions of 45 C.F.R., Parts 160and 164.
(2) When a health care provider as defined in Section 78B-3-403 is not governed by 45C.F.R., Parts 160 and 164, Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information,a patient or a patient's personal representative may inspect or receive a copy of the patient'srecords unless access to the records is restricted by law or judicial order.
(3) A health care provider who provides a copy of a patient's records to the patient or thepatient's personal representative may charge a reasonable fee to cover the health care provider'scosts.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session