Patient access to health records
The physician or provider is the owner of the health record. Information contained in the health record belongs to the patient. The health record is confidential and generally shall be disclosed only with the valid written consent of the patient or by court order.

Upon written request and reasonable notice by a competent patient, the physician is required to provide a copy of the patient’s health record. The written request for release should include:

Name and address of the patient
Name and address of the person requested to release the record
Name and address of the person to whom the record is to be released
Purpose of the release
Description of the information to be released
Signature of the patient or patient’s legal representative if the patient is incompetent
Date consent is signed
Statement that the consent is subject to revocation at any time
Date, event and condition on which consent will expire