How to Get Your Rhode Island Hospital Medical Records Easily

Rhode Island Hospital is a comprehensive hospital system that provides Level 1 trauma care and mental health care for both adults and children in Providence, RI. This large hospital system keeps careful track of every medical intervention and patient interaction, but it can be a pain to obtain your if you need to send them to a new provider.

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How Much Does It Cost to Get Medical Records From Rhode Island Hospital?

Currently, Rhode Island Hospital does not charge to obtain your medical records when you do it online through their patient portal. If you request hard copies from the hospital system, you may be charged a small fee which can include a per page charge, a clerical fee, and shipping. Each state has a maximum amount hospitals can charge for medical records, which is designed to keep costs low and reasonable.

In Rhode Island, these are the common charges:

Number of Pages	Cost
Page 1 - 10	$2.50
Page 11 - 60	$0.75
Page 61 - above	$0.50
Retrieval Fee	$25

Clinics cannot charge for copies of immunization records that schools require. Clinics also cannot charge patients that need their medical records sent to another healthcare provider.

Are There Any Records You Cannot Access?

Yes, in most cases, patients and their caregivers cannot obtain medical records that pertain to sexually transmitted diseases, drug and alcohol abuse treatment, and mental illnesses. There may be some exceptions to the rule, though it largely depends on the unique situation of the patient and the reason they want the medical records. Parents also cannot get access to their child's medical records after they turn 18, unless the child gives explicit permission for their parent to access their medical records.

Getting Access to Your RI Hospital Medical Records on Your Own

If you need your medical records, you can probably track them down on your own with enough time, effort, and resilience. Each hospital system and state has different guidelines about how patients can obtain medical records, but for the most part you can follow these steps to get them:

Log onto your clinic's online portal if you have a username and password
Locate a request medical records section, or simply find the medical records you need and print them out
Follow on-screen prompts and fill out the required information as completely and accurately as you can
Submit your request and wait to receive your records

Getting your medical records through the online portal is usually the fastest, easiest, and cheapest way to get access to your documentation. If you don't have access to an online portal, however, you can also request your medical records in writing. When requesting your medical records in writing, you must include the following patient information:

Name
Contact information: street and email address, phone number
Date of birth
Social security number
Member ID at clinic or hospital
Which records you are requesting
Preferred delivery method
Signature

Once you submit your request to , it can take several business days to receive them from the clinic. Electronic copies tend to arrive significantly faster than hard copies, though it may depend on the clinic and why you need your records. Going through all of these steps may seem overwhelming and complicated, but DoNotPay offers a far better solution!

How to Get Your Medical Records Quickly with DoNotPay

If the time has come to request your medical records, but you don't want to mess around with complicated systems or playing phone tag, you've come to the right place! DoNotPay can help you obtain your medical records in just a few minutes when you follow these three simple steps:

Look up medical records on DoNotPay's website.
Enter the name of the health care provider you'd like to receive medical records from.
Answer a few questions about your provider and where you'd like to send the records.

And that's it! After you submit your request, DoNotPay will get right to work on getting your medical records sent to the right place in a timely manner. In the meantime, you can focus on tackling other important tasks on your to-do list.

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