Frequently Asked Questions

The MN Department of Health provides the following information on Maximum Charges for Patient Records.

A doctor must provide records following receipt of a properly executed request. There are no provisions in the law for them to withhold records of a patients care until the copies of the records have been paid for.
Please see also M.S. 144.292, sub 2, 5 and 6 and MDH Maximum Charges for Patient Records

As above, a doctor must provide records following receipt of a properly executed request. There are no provisions in the law for them to withhold records of a patients care until a bill is paid in full
Please see also M.S. 144.292, sub 2, 5 and 6 and MDH Maximum Charges for Patient Records

The answer to this question may be found at Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) BasicMed Flight Physical on the Current Issues page.

Military exemption: Special provisions pertaining to a waiver of the above requirements for military personnel who are or have recently been actively deployed may be found at 326.55 and 326.56.

Whether a chiropractor can utilize Mobile MRI services is not at issue. The legality lies in whether ordering services involves any financial considerations that may influence your use of the service. Things to consider before treading into dangerous territory: 

• Is there any kind of financial incentive including commissions or “rent” payments for use of your space?
• Are there minimum requirements that may encourage to you order more MRI’s than you would ordinarily?
• Is/are there clear clinical indicators for medical necessity of the procedure?
• Is there demonstrable benefit of using the mobile MRI over using another community location? Example: if you practice in a remote location, there may not be a local facility.

These are the more common issues seen by the Board. You are strongly advised to seek legal counsel in any situation in which you may be considering such an option. SPECIAL NOTE: It has come to the attention of the Board that some doctors are being shown Board letters in which cases have been dismissed. DO NOT BE MISLED INTO BELIEVING IN ANY WAY, that this represents a policy or stance of the Board. Any such letter is very specific to an individual recipient, while other similar cases did result in Board Action. Each case will be considered on its own merits and evidence.

Patient records must be retained according to Minnesota Statute 148.10, subdivision 1(a), (14) and (18):

148.10 LICENSES REVOKED; NEW LICENSES.
§Subdivision 1.Grounds. (a) The state Board of Chiropractic Examiners may refuse to grant, or may revoke, suspend, condition, limit, restrict or qualify a license to practice chiropractic, or may cause the name of a person licensed to be removed from the records in the office of the court administrator of the district court for:
    
(14) Improper management of health records, including failure to maintain adequate health records as described in clause (18), to comply with a patient's request made under sections 144.291 to 144.298 or to furnish a health record or report required by law.

(18) Failing to keep written chiropractic records justifying the course of treatment of the patient, including, but not limited to, patient histories, examination results, test results, and x-rays. Unless otherwise required by law, written records need not be retained for more than seven years and x-rays need not be retained for more than four years.