28 Pa. Code § 115.29

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 115.29 - Patient access

Patients or patient designees shall be given access to or a copy of their medical records, or both, in accordance with § 103.22(b)(15) (relating to implementation). Upon the death of a patient, the hospital shall provide, upon request, to the executor of the decedent's estate or, in the absence of an executor, the next of kin responsible for the disposition of the remains, access to all medical records of the deceased patient. The patient or the patient's next of kin may be charged for the cost of reproducing the copies; however, the charges shall be reasonably related to the cost of making the copy.

28 Pa. Code § 115.29

The provisions of this § 115.29 amended through December 3, 1982, effective 12/4/1982, 12 Pa.B. 4129.

The provisions of this § 115.29 issued under section 2102(g) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 532(g)); and section 803 of the Health Care Facilities Act (35 P. S. § 448.803).