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• Under HIPAA, can patients change their medical records?
  
  
• Can the practice deny the request to amend the record?
  
  
• Is there any time limitation for response to a request to amend a record?
  
  
• Are there requirements if a request to amend a record is approved?
  
  
• What happens next if the request to amend the record is denied by the practice?

Related Resources and Documents:

Final Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. § 164.524 Access of individuals to protected health information. (HIPAAdvisory)
http://www.hipaadvisory.com/regs/finalprivacy/524.htm

Medical Record Amendment Request Form

Medical Record Amendment Policy