Public Mental Health Records
Department of Mental Health Public Records & Open Meetings
DMH has a designated RAO who will receive and respond to your public records requests. On June 3, 2016, Governor Baker signed into law “An Act to Improve Public Records,” enhancing public access to information. Learn more about how you can request and access public records from the Department of Mental Health. The Executive Office of Health and Human Services encourages you to use the form below to make a public records request (PRR) of the Department of Mental Health.
https://www.mass.gov/department-of-mental-health-public-records-open-meetings
Submit a Department of Mental Health Public Records Request
Department of Mental Health medical records are not public and cannot be requested with this Public Records Request form. Request a medical record on the DMH Medical Record Request Page . The Department of Mental Health has designated the following employee as the Primary Records Access Officer (RAO) who will assist requesters in fulfilling their requests:
https://www.mass.gov/forms/submit-a-department-of-mental-health-public-records-request
Public Records | Washington State Department of Health
Office hours for in-person review of DOH records will be by appointment between the hours of 8:30 a.m. until noon and 1 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. You may request an appointment through communication on your online customer portal or by emailing [email protected]. Please provide your public records request reference number when requesting your appointment.
https://doh.wa.gov/about-us/public-records
Confidentiality of Mental Health Records/Information
The purpose of this publication is to tell you about your legal rights regarding the confidentiality of your mental health records. Generally, if you receive mental health services under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (you are involuntarily or voluntarily treated in a state hospital, state developmental center, county psychiatric hospital, private institution, hospital, or clinic, or receive ...
https://www.disabilityrightsca.org/publications/confidentiality-of-mental-health-records-information
Information Related to Mental and Behavioral Health | HHS.gov
The Rule is carefully balanced to allow uses and disclosures of information—including mental health information—for treatment and certain other purposes with appropriate protections. The mental health guidance addresses three core areas: How information related to mental health is treated under HIPAA; When information related to mental ...
https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/special-topics/mental-health/index.html
Public Records | Florida Department of Health
Division of Medical Quality Assurance Public Records. The State of Florida has very broad public records law, which require that, unless otherwise exempted by statute, any records made or received by any public agency in the course of its official business are available for inspection, unless specifically exempted by the Florida Legislature ...
https://www.floridahealth.gov/licensing-and-regulation/public-records/index.html
Records of the Public Health Service [PHS], 1912-1968
Records of the PHS hospital, including patient registers, 1879- 1911; letters sent, 1904-11. Medical Officer's journal, 1906-14; registers of permits issued to enter hospital, 1881-1908, with gaps; station orders, 1924-30; and (in Washington Area) medical case registers, 1831-32, and outpatient records, 1891-1939.
https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/090.html![Records of the Public Health Service [PHS], 1912-1968](./screenshots/public-mental-health-records/6.jpg)
Will My Mental Health Record Show Up in My Background Check?
Just last week the “Toronto Police Service announced it will no longer release records of non-criminal mental health encounters with police — including suicide attempts or other psychological crises — to employers and community groups requesting background checks on potential employees or volunteers,” according to this article. Previously, people in Ontario with a history of mental illness, or even a single mental health episode that provoked a police response, say they lost ...
https://www.activescreening.com/blog/will-my-mental-health-record-show-up-in-my-background-check/
Your Medical Records | HHS.gov
Office for Civil Rights Headquarters. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201 Toll Free Call Center: 1-800-368-1019
https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-individuals/medical-records/index.html
Health and Medical Databases - Free Public Records
National Center for Biotechnology Information database of medical journals and articles. Provides access to National Library of Medicine databases and services. Search this OmniMedicalSearch.com service for medical sites, topics, news, and images. Medicare Pharmaceutical Assistance programs by drug name.
https://publicrecords.searchsystems.net/United-States/Health-Medical-Databases/