Legal Opinion
Webb v. Smart Document Solutions, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 27, 2007No. 05-56282PublishedCited by 181 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAEZ, Circuit Judge:
The regulations promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) to implement the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”), Pub.L. 104-191, 110 Stat. 1936 (codified as amended in scattered sections of 42 U.S.C.), provide for an individual’s broad access to his own health records. Under HIPAA, an individual has the right to obtain copies of his medical records for a reasonable, cost-based fee, while third parties who seek the same records may be charged at a higher rate. See 45 C.F.R. § 164.524(c)(4). In this case, Kirk Webb’s…
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