How to Request Medical Records for an Inmate at Fountain Correctional Center
Need medical records for someone at Fountain Correctional Center? The request goes through the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) using a specific authorization form. Here's how to get it done without delays.
ADOC uses a single release form for inmate medical records: the Inmate Authorization for Release of Health Records. Once it’s filled out and signed, email the completed form to ohs.medicalrecords@doc.alabama.gov for review by ADOC’s Office of Health Services.
Read the form carefully before signing. Certain categories of information won't be released without expressed consent. This includes records related to HIV, sexually transmitted diseases, psychiatric/mental health, and drug or alcohol treatment. If you're requesting any of these - or aren't sure what the file contains - complete the sensitive-records consent section exactly as the form requires. Skip this step, and those portions may be excluded from what you receive.
Reminder: If the sensitive-records consent section isn’t explicitly completed, ADOC may release general records but hold back HIV/STD, mental health/psychiatric, and drug/alcohol treatment information.
The authorization stays valid for one year from the date it's signed. Need to cancel it? That has to be done in writing. Alabama law also allows a reasonable fee for producing records, so be prepared for a possible charge.
- Get the right form - Use ADOC’s Inmate Authorization for Release of Health Records (this is the form ADOC expects for inmate medical records).
- Fill out every required field - Complete the inmate identifying information and the recipient information so ADOC knows who the records are for and where they should go.
- Select the records you want - Use the form’s checkboxes/fields to indicate the types of reports and the date range you’re requesting.
- Give expressed consent for sensitive categories (if needed) - If you want records involving HIV, STDs, psychiatric/mental health, or drug/alcohol treatment, make sure the form reflects that expressed consent as required.
- Sign and date the authorization - The form isn’t usable without the signature and date.
- Email the completed form - Send the signed form to ohs.medicalrecords@doc.alabama.gov.
- Keep a copy and track the date - Save what you sent and note when you sent it, since the authorization is time-limited.
- Follow up if you don’t get confirmation - If you haven’t heard back after a reasonable amount of time, reply to your sent email thread with a brief request for status.
- ✓ Inmate Authorization for Release of Health Records is fully filled out
- ✓ Any sensitive-records consent needed (HIV/STD, mental health/psychiatric, drug/alcohol) is explicitly completed
- ✓ Form is signed and dated
- ✓ You saved a copy of what you sent
Heads up: The authorization lasts one year and can be revoked in writing. ADOC may also charge a reasonable fee to produce the records.
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