2025 Session
Last amended: 2007 session
§ 144.297 — Independent Medical Examination
Plain-Language Summary
Sets rules for independent medical examinations, including patient rights during the exam and limits on what the examiner can do with your information.
144.297 INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION.
Sections 144.291 to 144.298 apply to the subject and provider of an independent medical examination requested by or paid for by a third party. Notwithstanding section 144.293, a provider may release health records created as part of an independent medical examination to the third party who requested or paid for the examination.
History:
History: History:
2007 c 147 art 10 s 8
Practical Notes
Important if you are required to attend an independent medical examination, such as for a workers’ compensation or insurance claim.