Smith v. RecordQuest, LLC

Wisconsin Statute § 146.83 governs access to patient health care records. The statute provides that if a person requests records and meets certain other requirements, "the health care provider shall provide the person making the request copies of the requested records." Wis. Stat. § 146.83(3f)(a). The statute also limits the health care provider's ability to charge a fee for providing copies. The statute states that "a health care provider may charge no more than the total of all of the following that apply for providing [the requested copies]," and then sets out a schedule of permissible…