Legal Question in Health Care Law in California
For the past couple weeks, I've put in several requests to my internist's office to review my medical file & have been repeatedly denied. Today, my husband & I spoke with the office manager who said she doesn't have the staff to sit with me while I review my file. So, I requested copies of my doctor's notes & correspondence from the specialists to whom my internist had referred me. The office manager claimed I am not entitled to to see or get copies of any letters from specialists even though they are in my file. The specialists include a gastroenterologist, urologist, cardiologist, etc. None have anything to do with mental health. Is the doctor's office legally permitted to keep this information from the patient? If I do have a right to these documents, how do I obtain copies? Is it worth speaking to an attorney?
1 Answer from Attorneys
I don't know what you mean by "put in several requests." Write a letter to the doctor certified mail return receipt requested, with a copy to the Medical Board of California. I would be pleased to write the letter on my letterhead for $100.
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