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==Medical records that your doctor keeps== | ==Medical records that your doctor keeps== | ||
To see your medical records kept by your doctor, just ask the doctor to see them. Your doctor has a privacy officer—usually the doctor—to deal with the request. Under the BC ''[http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/03063_01 Personal Information Protection Act]'', you have a right to see the information. And the doctor will normally show you the records or give you the information in them. You can also ask for a copy of your records, but the doctor may charge you a fee (set by the | To see your medical records kept by your doctor, just ask the doctor to see them. Your doctor has a privacy officer—usually the doctor—to deal with the request. Under the BC ''[http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/03063_01 Personal Information Protection Act]'', you have a right to see the information. And the doctor will normally show you the records or give you the information in them. You can also ask for a copy of your records, but the doctor may charge you a fee (set by the [https://www.doctorsofbc.ca/ BC Medical Association] in its [https://www.doctorsofbc.ca/sites/default/files/public_uninsured_services_2015apr01.pdf fee guide]) to copy them because medical insurance does not pay for this. You could also ask to take a picture of the records with your phone—this option is quite new so doctors may not have a position on it yet. | ||
Doctors have to keep medical records for at least 16 years from the last entry in the record, or from when the patient reaches the age of majority (19 years old in BC)—whichever comes later. | Doctors have to keep medical records for at least 16 years from the last entry in the record, or from when the patient reaches the age of majority (19 years old in BC)—whichever comes later. | ||
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If you still can’t solve the problem, contact the [http://www.oipc.bc.ca/ Information & Privacy Commissioner for BC]. The Commissioner’s phone number in Victoria is 250.387.5629 and the email is [mailto:info@oipc.bc.ca info@oipc.bc.ca]. Outside of Victoria, call Enquiry BC and ask for the Office of the Information & Privacy Commissioner. To reach Enquiry BC, call 604.660.2421 in the lower mainland and 1.800.663.7867 elsewhere in BC. | If you still can’t solve the problem, contact the [http://www.oipc.bc.ca/ Information & Privacy Commissioner for BC]. The Commissioner’s phone number in Victoria is 250.387.5629 and the email is [mailto:info@oipc.bc.ca info@oipc.bc.ca]. Outside of Victoria, call Enquiry BC and ask for the Office of the Information & Privacy Commissioner. To reach Enquiry BC, call 604.660.2421 in the lower mainland and 1.800.663.7867 elsewhere in BC. | ||
Lastly, you can see a lawyer for legal advice on what to do. | Lastly, you can see a lawyer for legal advice on what to do. | ||
==Medical records that hospitals and other public entities keep== | ==Medical records that hospitals and other public entities keep== | ||
