Below is the Arkansas state statute which controls the amount of money that doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers can charge for copies of medical records provided to the patient or the patient’s attorney for use in personal injury or wrongful death civil cases. Note that there may be other statutes which pertain to workers’ compensation claims, Social Security disability matters, etc.
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Arkansas
Arkansas Code Annotated [A.C.A.] Sec. 16-46-106
Medical Clinics and Doctors’ Offices
- May charge no more than $0.50 for the first twenty-five (25) pages
- No more than $0.25 per page thereafter for existing records
- A labor charge not exceeding $15.00 may be added or a reasonable retrieval fee for off-site stored records
- Actual cost of any required postage may also be charged
Hospitals and Ambulance Providers
- May charge a “reasonable amount” for records retrieval and re-storage, in addition to the photocopy charges.
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