QUESTION
Are medical records a valid legal document?
Asked on Mar 05th, 2014 on Personal Injury - Idaho
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Ronald A. Steinberg
With the proper legal foundation, they can be received into evidence as a "business entries exception to hearsay."
Answered on Mar 07th, 2014 at 12:29 PM
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Not enough information. what are you trying to do or find out?medical records are legal documents.
Answered on Mar 06th, 2014 at 5:15 PM
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Medical records are not legal documents. They are used as exhibits in civil/criminal cases and cannot be admitted without complying to Rules of Evidence.
Answered on Mar 06th, 2014 at 5:14 PM
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You need to be more specific. Valid for what purpose? They can be admissible in court with proper validation if that is your question.
Answered on Mar 06th, 2014 at 5:14 PM
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Yes, if they are certified by the health care provider as being a true and correct copy.
Answered on Mar 06th, 2014 at 2:18 PM
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For what? Generally they are admissible as evidence because they are a standard business record.
Answered on Mar 06th, 2014 at 1:55 PM
Thomas Edward Gates
If they are verified by a records custodian, then yes. They can also be certified.
Answered on Mar 06th, 2014 at 1:54 PM
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They can be, but in order to be viewed by the court as evidence, they need to be authenticated. If both sides agree that they are business records, that would suffice.
Answered on Mar 06th, 2014 at 1:52 PM