Thanks for answering my question about my old doctor wanting to charge
me to send medical records to the new doctor.  Now I would like to
know who owns the chart.  Can I go to my doctor and ask him for my
kids' original charts- thus avoiding the copying fee?  (I figure if he
wants to keep a copy for himself he can make one).  Also, if I ask my
old doctor to fax the records to the new doctor, does the ORC still
apply. Acutally, I think the HIPPA might prohibit faxing.

It just seems absurd to me that I have to pay to get records. Any
suggestions you (or other google answerers and comenters) might have
would be helpful.