333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE
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PO BOX 30195
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LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909
www.michigan.gov/mdhhs • 517-241-3740
S
TATE OF
M
ICHIGAN
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
L
ANSING
2024 MEDICAL RECORDS ACCESS ACT FEES
(In Accordance with the Consumer Price Index)
The Medical Records Access Act, Public Act 47 of 2004, MCL section 333.26269 (the Act)
states that if a patient or a patient’s authorized representative requests a copy of all or part of the
patient’s medical record, the health care provider, health facility, or medical records company to
which the request is directed may charge the patient or the patient’s authorized representative a
fee. The Act requires the Department of Health and Human Services to adjust on an annual basis
the fees prescribed by the Act by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the
cumulative annual percentage change in the Detroit consumer price index.
PLEASE NOTE: The Department’s only involvement with the Act is to set the rate health care
providers may charge for copies of records under the Act. The Department does not have the
authority to make a health care provider give you copies of your health records. Additionally,
the Department is not able to provide advice regarding the law.
In compliance with the Medical Records Access Act, I, Elizabeth Hertel, Director of the
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, recognize the State Treasurer’s
certification of the annual percentage increase in the Detroit Consumer Price Index for the 2024
calendar year. Accordingly, I have adjusted the fees by the cumulative annual percentage change
as follows:
NOTE: A ‘patient’, as defined by this rule, shall not be charged the initial fee for the
patient’s own medical record. However, a patient can be charged the other permitted fees
(e.g., the per page fees).
Elizabeth Hertel, Director Date
See the complete Medical Records Access Act at:
http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?mcl-Act-47-of-2004
Year
Initial Fee
(333.26269(1)(a))
Per page for the
first 20 pages
(333.26269(1)(b)(i))
Per page from
paged 21-50
(333.26269(1)(b)(ii))
Per page for
pages 51+
(333.26269(1)(b)(iii))
CY 2023
$30.60
$1.53
$0.77
$0.31
ELIZABETH HERTEL
DIRECTOR
GRETCHEN WHITMER
GOVERNOR