Wis. ForwardHealth Online Handbook, Hospice, Topic #199

Providers are required to allow members access to their health care records, including those related to ForwardHealth services,

maintained by a provider in accordance with Wisconsin Statutes, excluding billing statements.

Fees for Health Care Records

Per Wis. Stat. § 146.83, providers may charge a fee for providing one set of copies of health care records to members who are

enrolled in Wisconsin Medicaid or BadgerCare Plus programs on the date of the records request. This applies regardless of the

member's enrollment status on the DOS (dates of service) contained within the health care records.

Per Wis. Stat. § 146.81(4), health care records are all records related to the health of a patient prepared by, or under the

supervision of, a health care provider.

Providers are limited to charging members enrolled in state-funded health care programs 25% of the applicable fees for providing

one set of copies of the member's health care records.

Note: A provider may charge members 100% of the applicable fees for providing a second or additional set of copies of the

member's health care records.

Wisconsin DHS (Department of Health Services) adjusts the amounts a provider may charge for providing copies of a member's

health care records yearly per Wis. Stat. § 146.83(3f)(c).