How to get a copy of your medical

For a number of reasons, the patient may need a copy of your medical information, for example, because of the transfer for treatment at another hospital, or for presentation as evidence at the trial. By law he has the right to obtain it from a medical facility. How to exercise their rights in practice?

You will need

• - passport;
• - power of attorney if you receive documents someone else.

Instruction

1. Decide what you need a copy of your medical information. In some cases, for example, for a medical examination to establish disability, you will extract from the documents the diagnosis and course of the disease. If you suspect doctors of unfair treatment, you will need copies of all documents, including tests and x-rays.
2. Copies of the required documents you must give free and on demand. Contact the receptionist and ask him to make a copy. You must have a passport to confirm identity. If you are denied for any reason, make a written request to the chief physician or head. In the request header specify the surname, name, patronymic and position of the addressee, the coordinates of the facility. In the main text specify your requirement - issuance of copies of records, put his name and signature. You can also refer to the Federal law "On personal data", which obliges medical institutions to provide citizens with information on the progress of their treatment.
3. If you want to obtain medical records of a relative, and he can't do, for example, for health reasons, you will need to issue the appropriate power of attorney. Contact the notary public, some of them can even come to your home in the event of illness of the person. Make the lawyer the document which you have the right to obtain documents relating to the health and treatment of your relative. After certified with this paper and your passport, contact the medical facility to obtain the necessary copies.
4. In that case, if, despite your requests, you have not given, you have the right to go to court. The laws of the Russian Federation clearly define the right of a person to obtain personal data about themselves upon request.