A new rule, effective November 11, 2009, limits the fees a practice may charge Delaware patients for copies of the patient’s medical records that it provides either directly to the patient or to another physician.  These fee limits apply to both electronic and paper copies. 

$2.00 per page for pages 1-10
$1.00 per page for pages 11-20
$0.90 per page for pages 21-60
$0.50 per page for pages 61 and above

In addition to the fees above, practices may charge the following:

• When the records are mailed, practices may charge the actual cost of postage or shipping.
• When the type of record requested cannot be photocopied (such as radiology films or fetal monitoring strips), practices may charge the cost of reproducing the records.

Practices may require payment of all costs in advance of releasing the records except for records related to an application for a disability benefits program.