Section 0540-01-.18 - MANDATORY RELEASE OF CLIENT RECORDS(1) Upon request from a client or the client's authorized representative, an individual registered with this Board shall provide a complete copy of the client's records or summary of such records which were maintained by the provider.(2) It shall be the provider's option as to whether copies of the records or a summary will be given to the client.(3) Requests for records shall be honored by the provider in a timely manner.(4) The individual requesting the records shall be responsible for payment of a reasonable fee to the provider for copying and mailing of the records.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0540-01-.18
Original rule filed December 28, 1995; effective March 12, 1996. Amendment filed December 13, 2012; effective May 31, 2013. However a petition for a rulemaking hearing was filed on January 7, 2013.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-201, 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 63-2-101, 63-2-102, and 63-26-108.