Public Notice : Annual Adjustment to Medical Records Fees

PUBLIC NOTICE

Department of Health Services Annual Adjustment to Fees

That May be Charged by a Health Care Provider for Providing Copies of a Patient’s Health Care Records

Statutory Authority

Pursuant to Wis. Stat. §146.83 (3f) (c) 2., each July 1, beginning on July 1, 2012, the Department of Health Services is required to adjust, by the percentage difference between the consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on December 31 of the preceding year and the consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on December 31 of the year before the preceding year, the dollar amounts specified under Wis. Stat. §146.83 (3f) (b) that a health care provider may charge for providing copies of a patient’s health care records.

Under the methods prescribed in Wis. Stat. §146.83 (3f) (c) 2., the adjusted dollar amounts that a health care provider may charge for providing copies of a patient’s health care records are as follows:

Schedule of Health Care Provider Records Fees July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021

July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021

Schedule of HealthCare Provider Record Fees

% difference from Dec 2018 to Dec 2019

Previous charges 2019

Adjustment for CPI % increase

New Charges 2020

2.30%

Paper Copies (per page)

First 25 pages

$   1.14

$   0.03

$   1.17

Pages 26 to 50

$   0.86

$   0.02

$   0.88

Pages 51 to 100

$   0.56

$   0.01

$   0.57

Pages 101 and above

$   0.34

$   0.01

$   0.34

Microfiche or Microfilm

$   1.68

$   0.04

$   1.72

(per page)

Print of an X-ray

$   11.28

$   0.26

$   11.54

(per image)

If the requestor is not the patient or a person authorized by the patient

Certification of Copies

$   9.04

$   0.21

$   9.25

Retrieval Fee

$   22.61

$   0.52

$   23.13

Actual Shipping Costs and Any Applicable Taxes