Posted on Jul 23, 2018
Can my leadership request my personal medical records?
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Is my leadership allowed to ask for my medical records? As in make me go to the hospital and request my lab and test results and bring them to them?
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Being in the military does not exempt your command from federal HIPAA requirements. If the Army owned your records as other suggested, then your command has only to request the tests from your provider. There are certain times when this happens, and those specific records will be released to the command. For instance, if you're caught doing drugs on a lab test. Anything that your command is authorized to have, they don't need your permission to access.
You are well within your rights to tell your command they can request anything they need from your provider
You are well within your rights to tell your command they can request anything they need from your provider
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You're lacking the context of why they're asking. Are you missing work, do you need surgery, are you limited because of XX condition, what kind of tests are they trying to get info on? Generally no, you don't have to give them all that personal information, that's why PAs issue physical profiles. However, there are times especially if they suspect drugs or alcohol in reference to a situation etc where it would be appropriate, but that usually requires a commander to inquire.
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This to vague. If they have a reason to request them form you it is likely they have the authority to review them. Only you know why they are inquiring. If you know it is something they will otherwise get from your records then why give them a hard time. Unlike a civilian employee there are many reasons and ways for them to access. If you feel they are somehow violating your rights simply contact you unit physician and ask. Thank you for your service.
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