KRS 422.317: Copy of patient's medical record to be supplied on patient's written

request -- Exception for Department of Corrections.

(1) Upon a patient's written request, a hospital licensed under KRS Chapter 216B or a

health care provider shall provide, without charge to the patient, a copy of the

patient's medical record. A copying fee, not to exceed one dollar ($1) per page, may

be charged by the health care provider for furnishing a second copy of the patient's

medical record upon request either by the patient or the patient's attorney or the

patient's authorized representative.

(2) The Department of Corrections shall not be considered as a health care provider

under this section; however, the department may make medical records of an

individual inmate available to that individual inmate unless the department, through

its designee, determines that the provision of the record is subject to the provisions

of KRS 197.025.