New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 12 - NURSING AND HEALTH CARE RELATED PROVIDERS
Part 10 - MANAGEMENT OF MEDICAL RECORDS
Section 16.12.10.8 - RELEASE OF MEDICAL RECORDS

Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.12.10.8

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

Certified nurse practitioners/clinical nurse specialists must provide complete copies of medical records to a patient or to another practitioner in a timely manner when legally requested to do so by the patient or by a legally designated representative of the patient.

A. Medical records may not be withheld because an account is overdue or a bill is owed.

B. A reasonable charge may be made for the cost of duplicating and mailing medical records. A reasonable charge is $1.00 per page for the first 25 pages, and $0.10 per page thereafter. Patients may be charged the cost of reproduction for records formats other that paper, such as x-rays. Practitioners charging for the cost of reproduction of medical records should give consideration to the ethical and professional duties owed to other practitioners and their patients.

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