Order affirmed, with costs.
Petitioner, seeking to commence a medical malpractice action, requested the Lutheran Medical Center to furnish her with the relevant medical records. The hospital responded that such records would be made available upon payment of a $409 fee, computed at $1 per page plus a $15 search and retrieval fee. Claiming that the fee was excessive, petitioner commenced this proceeding.
Pursuant to section 17 of the Public Health Law, patients...
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