Patients
can demand their medical records up to three years from their doctors or
hospitals
Do you know that your physician is bound to maintain
your medical records for three years? And you can request your medical records
from your physician any time when you need them.
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has emphasised
that it is obligatory on doctors and hospitals to provide a copy of the medical
record to a patient or his legal representative within 72 hours of the request
being made. Hospitals must provide medical record to patients.
As per law, medical records belong to the medical
professionals/entities but patients have a right to review them, demand copies
of them, and demand their confidentiality as per the Medical Council of India
(MCI) regulations.
Every physician has to maintain medical records
pertaining to his/her indoor patients for three years from the date of
commencement of treatment as per the regulations.
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