Pennsylvania law states that medical providers and hospitals must provide copies of patients’ medical records upon request, but may charge a fee for copying and producing the medical records. That fee is addressed annually. 

The link below is the announcement by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, entitled “Amendments to Charges for Medical Records,” which was published on the Pennsylvania Bulletin on December 1, 2007, which fees will be in effect for 2008.

www.medlawblog.com/MedicalRecordsFees.pdf