i run a doctors office is it illegal for me to charge for medical
records to attorneys for workers comp claims
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
By WcrAdmin
or even attorneys for any other reason
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4 Responses to “i run a doctors office is it illegal for me to charge for medical
records to attorneys for workers comp claims”
No, it is not illegal. You can charge attorney’s for copies of the medical record. Some offices even charge the patient for a complete copy of the medical record if it is more than 20 or 25 pages, but you can charge a third party a fee even if the record only consists of 2 or 3 pages.
Any time you perform a service, you can charge for it. Does your copy machine have overhead? Do your secretaries? How ’bout other staff? The going rate is twenty-five cents a copy plus an hourly time rate added on. I do it all the time.
No, it is not illegal. You can charge attorney’s for copies of the medical record. Some offices even charge the patient for a complete copy of the medical record if it is more than 20 or 25 pages, but you can charge a third party a fee even if the record only consists of 2 or 3 pages.
no, any request for records can be expected to come with a fee, check your local laws for exceptions.
Any time you perform a service, you can charge for it. Does your copy machine have overhead? Do your secretaries? How ’bout other staff? The going rate is twenty-five cents a copy plus an hourly time rate added on. I do it all the time.
no it’s not. I work at a dr.’s office too ;] and i always charge the attorney’s for it. You have the right to do that.