Medical Records Release
Please Print Clearly & Fill-in All Sections Completely
Patient’s Name:
Date of Birth:
______
Address (street, city, state & zip code):
Last Four of SSN:
I authorize Orthopedic Associates of SW Ohio and/or the Hand Center of Southwestern Ohio, custodian of my medical
records, to disclose/release the following Protected Health Information: (please check all that apply)
All records
Operative Reports
Progress Notes
X-ray/radiology records
Billing records
Other
OR: Release ONLY the specific dates of service as listed:_______________________________________
*Note: If these records contain any information from previous providers or information about HIV/AIDS
status, cancer diagnosis, drug/alcohol abuse, or sexually transmitted disease, you are hereby authorizing
the disclosure of this information.
Please send the records indicated above to:
Name:
Name:
Address:
Address:
Phone:
Phone:
Fax:
Fax:
The information being requested is for (please mark all that apply):
Second Opinion
Legal (Specify)
Specialist Care
Temporary Transfer of Care (Indicate Dates)
Permanent Transfer of Care
Other (Specify)
This authorization is valid for one-hundred-eight (180) days from the date it is signed. I understand that after the custodian of records for Orthopedic
Associates of SW Ohio and/or the Hand Center of Southwestern Ohio discloses my health information, it may no longer be protected by federal privacy
laws. I certify that this request has been made freely, voluntarily and without coercion and that the information given above is accurate and complete
to the best of my knowledge and that I may refuse to sign this authorization. My refusal to sign will not affect my ability to obtain treatment; receive
payment; or eligibility for benefits unless allowed by law. I may revoke this authorization in writing, at anytime. I understand that a revocation of this
authorization has no effect on records that have already been disclosed in response to authorizations received prior to the written notice of revocation.
Written revocation is effective upon receipt by the Medical Records Department of Orthopedic Associates of SW Ohio. By signing below I represent and
warrant that I have authority to sign this document and authorize the use or disclosure of protected health information and that there are no claims or
orders pending or in effect that would prohibit, limit or otherwise restrict my ability to authorize the use or disclosure of this protected health
information.
____________
Signature of patient (or patient’s representative)
Date
____________
Printed name of patient or patient’s representative
Representative’s authority to sign for patient
(i.e. parent, guardian, power of attorney for healthcare)
All records will be mailed by Healthport to address listed above. Please allow 30 days for completion.
Signature OASWO Witness: ________________________________
Date: __________________________________
Printed name of OASWO Witness: ______________________________________________________________________
(Revised 10/3/14)