Claimant for damages for personal injury to provide medical reports, records and bills or authorization to receive reports, records and bills to opposing party upon request; insurer to disclose pertinent facts or provisions of policy relating to coverage at issue to insured or claimant upon request.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, any party against whom a claim is asserted for compensation or damages for personal injury under a policy of motor vehicle insurance covering a private passenger car may require any attorney representing the claimant to provide to the party and his insurer or attorney, not more than once every 90 days, all medical reports, records and bills concerning the claim.
2. In lieu of providing medical reports, records and bills pursuant to subsection 1, the claimant or any attorney representing the claimant may provide to the party, his insurer or his attorney a written authorization to receive the reports, records and bills from the provider of health care. At the written request of the claimant or his attorney, copies of all reports, records and bills obtained pursuant to the authorization must be provided to the claimant or his attorney within 30 days after the date they are received. If the claimant or his attorney makes a written request for the reports, records and bills, the claimant or his attorney shall pay for the reasonable costs of copying the reports, records and bills.
3. Upon receipt of any photocopies of medical reports, records and bills, or a written authorization pursuant to subsection 2, the insurer who issued the policy specified in subsection 1 shall, upon request, immediately disclose to the insured or the claimant all pertinent facts or provisions of the policy relating to any coverage at issue.
Last modified: February 27, 2006