General Information
Medical Record Information
The SHCC can make copies of student medical records with written consent of the patient. Medical records of UF students are kept 10 years following enrollment inactivity or graduation. If a student returns to enroll at UF within that timeframe, his/her records are reactivated. After 10 years of inactivity, the medical records are shredded and burned in accordance with regulations. Immunization records, however, have been stored on microfilm since 1987, and these will be retained for the convenience of current and former students who need access to this information.
*REQUESTS for copies of all or portions of your medical records MUST be in writing and signed by the patient, with the exception of immunization records (which may be requested over the phone, when needed in the future).
There are two forms which may be obtained for this purpose from Medical Records in the SHCC. You may fax or mail a request if you have already left campus. You may also print these forms and hand deliver it to the Student Health Care Center.
Release of Medical Records for General Purposes
or
Release of Medical Records for a Medical Withdrawal from UF classes
[Warning! If you are not a currently enrolled University of Florida student, payment for this service MUST be arranged prior to records being mailed or faxed. See "Charges," below.] Requests which are turned in to the Student Health Care Center by 2:00 p.m., M-F, should be available for pickup between 4:00-closing on the same day and anytime during regular SHCC hours thereafter. Faxes or mailed records are handled as soon as possible.
Please call 352 / 392-1161, x 4226 if you have questions about how to authorize release of your medical records.
*CHARGES: For copies which are authorized for pickup or mailing, there is NO charge for 1-10 pages. There is a charge of $1.00 per page for next 25 pages, and $.25 per page after the first 35 pages. There is a charge of $7.00 per hour for labor in obtaining copies of the records Postage charges will be the total weight being mailed. Fax services are as follows: 1-2 pages, no charge. We do not fax more than 2 pages.
