Hi Dolfinz,
As far as I am aware you are allowed copies of your medical records. You may have to sign a release for them and pay for the copies. I did a Google search and came up with many laws including federal that say patients have rights to their medical records.

I found this on lawyers.com. http://personalinjury.lawyers.com/Ac...l-Records.html


For a variety of reasons, you may one day need copies of your medical records from treating physicians, hospitals or other health care providers.

Like most other records and documents that record your personal information, such as school transcripts and records, motor vehicle owner and operator abstracts, military service records and even criminal and arrest records, you have a right to access and obtain copies of your medical records. But, how do you access them?

You may have heard you have a right under federal law to access your medical records. The Federal Privacy Act of 1974 regulates the handling of health-care information by federal agencies. Which means you have a right to access those medical records in the custody of a federal agency.

In addition, new privacy regulations issued by the federal Department of Health and Human Services require health care plans, doctors, hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and other covered entities to provide you access to your medical records within 30 days.

The state law in the medical service provider’s location tells you how to access your medical records. If you live in Iowa, but want medical records regarding an operation you had in a hospital in New York, you will have to consult New York’s law to learn how to access your records. You can do a search by state or area of law. Most can be found under a section using a keyword such as “health.”

Obtaining a copy of your medical records isn’t as easy as showing up at your doctor’s office or the hospital’s front desk with a hand full of quarters to photocopy them. There are a few things you should be aware of and a few simple procedures you can follow to make it easier to get a copy of your medical records.

What to Ask For
“Medical records” is a general term for all, any, some or only a part of the documentation you may want. Many times a patient’s hospital record will reflect the mandatory reports for services and procedures performed by third-party providers. (Anesthesia, private nurse, specialists/consultants, special therapies, etc.) But the hospital record may not contain a complete copy of that provider’s own detailed records which may include their notes, charts, observations, etc. A chiropractor’s records may contain a detailed summary report from an MRI diagnostician, but not necessarily the films and charts. The treating physician’s records will contain any prescriptions written for a patient, but not the pharmacist’s records of a patient’s history of consultations (that log book you sign when you pick up your prescription) containing complaints of side effects and other drug interactions. These records may have to be requested separately from that service provider.

Where to Get Your Medical Records
A large hospital or a busy medical practice can handle a countless number of patients. So finding out exactly who to ask can be as easy as turning to your phone book. Call your doctor’s office or hospital patient information representative and ask who to address your request to. Many large medical practices and hospitals employ a service to maintain and archive records or have a separate department (not always located at the same address as the hospital or physician’s office) A request to “Hospital, Main St, Town, NY” can result in delays until it gets (if ever) on the right desk.

Requesting Medical Records
Even if you can be accommodated on the same day by visiting the provider in person, you most likely will have to sign a release verifying that a copy was provided to you. So once you find out who and where to get your records from, your best bet would be to write a letter requesting your records..
http://personalinjury.lawyers.com/Ac...l-Records.html

Many Hugs
Dawn