How to get your records from a program

[psy]

So if I wanted to get my file, I just go to the program and ask for it?  What if the facility is not in a driveable area...call and ask them to mail it?  What kind of resistance can I expect?  I would really like to have that information, any help on how to obtain it would be great.

PM me, email me, or hit me up on IM and i'll help ya out. I can explain what I did in detail, help you prepare something, and if the situation requires it eventually, refer you to somebody who might be able to scare the living shit out of the program to get them to hand the records over (which was required in my case).

[AuntieEm2]

Psy, do you know if you have to over 18 to get your own records?

[psy]

Psy, do you know if you have to over 18 to get your own records?

Not sure...  I'd have to look it up...  but given what I had in mind, I'm not sure the program would argue much (but ya never know.  They can be unpredictable).

[AuntieEm2]

I'm guessing minors don't have the same rights to their records. I'll see what I can find out.

Em

[psy]

I'm guessing minors don't have the same rights to their records. I'll see what I can find out.

Em

You would want to look here, probably:
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/

Specifically
http://www.hipaa.samhsa.gov/Part2ComparisonCleared.htm

Now they could argue that they aren't substance abuse programs, technically, but if they did, they would know you could publish that response all over the place...  which is why they'll just comply whether or not they aren't techincally required to.  Ever seen a program try to argue that they aren't licensed?  LOL.  Well. They don't want to.