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Your healthcare provider or your insurer may deny you access for reasons that make no sense to you but are important to them. In most cases, it's illegal for them to deny you access, ing to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) laws.

A health record (also known as a medical record) is a written account of a person's health history. It includes medications, treatments, tests, immunizations, and notes from visits to a health care provider.

Generally, HIPAA compliance does not apply to schools because they are not HIPAA covered entities, but in some situations a school can be a covered entity if healthcare services are provided to students.

The penalty for a HIPAA violation is up to $50,000, with a maximum fine of $1.5 million for multiple violations. The vast majority of these violations occur at a hospital or doctor's office. In rare instances, a school can violate HIPAA laws as well.

Having contact with patients is essential for training medical students, and both patients and the public benefit from the integrated care that is provided by health care teams that include medical students.

Both HIPAA and FERPA are nationally mandated laws that protect information. HIPAA keeps medical records secure while FERPA keeps education records private. Failure to comply with either results in fines, penalties, or revocation of funding.

Only you or your personal representative has the right to access your records. A health care provider or health plan may send copies of your records to another provider or health plan only as needed for treatment or payment or with your permission.

In fact, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) does not prohibit medical students or trainees from accessing patient medical information during the course of their training.