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Your Child's Medical Records

Please review the information below to request a copy of your child's medical records.

Primary Care Medical Records Requests

If you need a medical record from your child's CHKD pediatrician, please visit their web page to complete a medical records request form. If you do not see a medical records request button, please call your pediatrician's office for instructions.

All Other Medical Records Requests

All other medical records requests can be made in one of the following ways listed below.

Online

Please note: This service is for requesting medical records from CHKD's main hospital campus, specialty, and surgical providers only. The online records request tool verifies your identity by asking for a photo of your driver's license, which can be taken via webcam or smartphone. This tool is available in both English and Spanish. There is no additional charge to use this service.

Your Child's Medical Records

Medical records can be requested online or by calling (757) 668-7221.

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Mail, Email, or Fax

You may also download a blank form from the list below and submit it with your handwritten signature via mail, email or fax.

Email: HIMRecordRelease@CHKD.org
If you choose to provide a completed authorization for release of information form via unsecured email, there may be risks to the security of the health information in that form. CHKD therefore cannot guarantee the security and confidentiality (privacy) of that information, and is not responsible and/or liable for any breach that may occur to that transmission. All requests for information submitted via email, fax, or USPS must include a copy of a government issued photo ID.

Fax: (757) 668-7625

Mailing Address: Attn: Health Information Management, 601 Children's Lane, Norfolk, VA 23507

Receiving Your Child's Medical Record Information

Under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, CHKD has up to 30 calendar days from the date of the request to provide copies of the medical record. In some cases, the requestor may be charged a fee of $6.50 for each medical record request. If a fee is associated with your request, an invoice will be included with the records when processed. Upon receipt, you may pay the invoice with a credit card by calling (757) 668-7221. You can also pay your invoice by mailing a check or money order to:

The Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
Attn: Medical Records
601 Children's Lane
Norfolk, VA 23507

Questions?

Please contact our health information management team at (757) 668-7221 or email HIMRecordRelease@CHKD.org.

Your Privacy is Important to Us

CHKD is committed to protecting and respecting the rights of patients and their families. We make every effort to ensure your child's health information is kept confidential.

Medical records will not be removed from hospital premises unless under subpoena or court order and then only under the direction of the Director of Health Informaiton Management or General Counsel.

CHKD operates and complies with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which sets national standards for the privacy and security of protected health information (PHI).