For patients
Your rights to your health information
Under federal law, you have specific rights over the health information your care team keeps about you. Here is a plain-language summary.
This is a general summary, not legal advice. Your specific rights and how to use them are set out in your practice's Notice of Privacy Practices. Some rights work differently for minors and for people acting on another person's behalf.
See and get a copy of your record
You can look at your health record and get a copy, including an electronic copy. Through the OmniEHR portal you can already view your appointments, medications, allergies, and health issues. For a full or certified copy, contact your clinic.
Ask for a correction
If something in your record is wrong or incomplete, you can ask your clinic to correct it. The portal is read-only by design, so corrections go through your care team, which keeps an accurate, audited history.
Know who has seen your information
You can ask your clinic for an accounting of certain disclosures of your information.
Ask for limits
You can ask your clinic to limit how your information is used or shared. You can also ask to be contacted in a specific way or at a specific place.
Extra protection for sensitive information
Some information receives stronger protection under federal and state law, including substance use disorder records, and where applicable mental health, reproductive health, and HIV-related information. This information is shared only with your permission or as the law specifically allows. For minors, a parent or guardian's access to certain confidential categories may be limited by law.
Acting for someone else
A parent, guardian, or person with legal authority can exercise these rights for a patient who is a minor or who cannot act for themselves. Your clinic verifies and authorizes that relationship before granting any access.
File a complaint
If you believe your privacy rights were violated, you can complain to your clinic or to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. You will not be penalized for filing a complaint.
Learn more
See the Notice of Privacy Practices for the full description, or contact your clinic with questions.