New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 4 - CHIROPRACTIC PRACTITIONERS
Part 14 - MANAGEMENT OF MEDICAL RECORDS
Section 16.4.14.8 - RELEASE OF CHIROPRACTIC RECORDS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
Chiropracticphysicians must provide complete copies of medical records to a patient or to another physician in a timely manner when legally requested to do so by the patient or by a legally designated representative of the patient. This should occur with a minimum of disruption in the continuity and quality of medical care being provided to the patient. If the medical records are the property of a separate and independent organization, the chiropractic physician should act as the patient's advocate and work to facilitate the patient's request for records.
A. Medical records may not be withheld because an account is overdue or a bill for treatment medical records, or other services is owed.
B. A reasonable cost-based charge may be made for the cost of duplicating and mailing chiropractic records. A reasonable charge is not more than $25 and $0.25 per page. Patients may be charged the actual cost of reproduction for electronic records and record formats other than paper, such as x-rays. The board will review the reasonable charge periodically. Chiropractic physicians charging for the cost of reproduction of 16.4.1 NMAC medical records shall give consideration to the ethical and professional duties owed to other physicians and their patients.
