{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-17-202.1","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Health - General § 17–202.1","heading":"","body":"(a) On written request of an individual to a medical laboratory for a copy of the results of a laboratory examination of that individual, the medical laboratory shall send a copy of those results that are sought to that individual.\n(b) (1) If the results of a laboratory examination are contained in or will be filed in a medical record, as defined in § 4-301 of this article, the request for a copy of the results shall be made to the facility pursuant to the provisions of § 4-302 of this article.\n(2) In all other cases, the medical laboratory may require the individual requesting a copy of the results to pay the prevailing cost of copying and transmitting the copy.\n(c) The medical laboratory shall notify the individual’s physician before sending the results to the individual.","path":["Article - Health - General"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghg\u0026section=17-202.1","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:48Z","sha256":"e971258dcfab14cae48828315d69f107395dee5d647062930514d32111fcb17e","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-17-202","next":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-17-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}