| Duplication and Administrative Fees

| Duplication and Administrative Fees A. Licensees have a right to be reimbursed for duplication and other expenses relating to requests for medical records. The copying charge is set by Mississippi Code, Section 11- 1-52 as follows: 1. Any medical provider or hospital or nursing home or other medical facility shall charge no more than the following amounts to an authorized requesting party for photocopying any patient's records: i. Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for pages one (1) through twenty (20); ii. One Dollar ($1.00) per page for the next eighty (80) pages; iii. Fifty Cents (50¢) per page for all pages thereafter. iv. Ten percent (10%) of the total charge may be added for postage and handling. v. Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) may be recovered by the medical provider or hospital or nursing home or other medical facility for retrieving medical records in archives at a location off the premises where the facility/office is located. vi. In addition, the actual costs of reproducing x-rays or other special records may be included. vii. The duplication and administrative fees authorized herein are not intended to include or restrict any fees charged in relation to expert testimony.