Legal Opinion
Hernandez v. Lutheran Medical Center
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided August 6, 1984PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— In a proceeding to obtain disclosure of medical records pursuant to section 17 of the Public Health Law, petitioner appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Bellard, J.), entered December 20, 1983, which denied the application.
Order affirmed, with costs.
Petitioner, seeking to commence a medical malpractice action, requested the Lutheran Medical Center to furnish her with the relevant medical records. The hospital responded that such records would be made available upon payment of a $409 fee, computed at $1 per page plus a $15 search and retrieval fee. Claiming that the fee…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Lynch v. LynchAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Kaplan v. North Shore University HospitalNew York Supreme Court · 1982
- Scipione v. Long Island Jewish-Hillside Medical CenterNew York Supreme Court · 1982
3Cited by13 opinions
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- Ventura v. Long Island Jewish Hillside Medical CenterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
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