Medical Records and Health Information

All patient information is confidential and protected by privacy laws. Information from your records will not be released to anyone without your written authorization, except as required by law. Our Notice of Privacy Practices describes how medical information about you may be used and your rights as a patient.

In compliance with patient confidentiality and privacy laws, health information may not be released without a patient’s written authorization. To request medical records, you must submit an Authorization for Release of Health Information online via the SHC patient portal.

Patient Portal

In-Person, Fax, E-Mail or Mail

  • If you are a non-student, previous student, outside medical facility, another healthcare provider, attorney, insurance company, or any other party, please download, print, complete and sign an Authorization for Release of Health Information.
  • Submit the form via fax, mail, e-mail or in-person:
    • FAX:  949-824-3033
  • E-MAILSHC-MEDICAL-RECORDS@UCI.EDU
  • IN-PERSON or by MAIL: ​​​ 501 Student Health, Irvine, CA 92697-5200​​​Please note that it is Student Health Center and University policy, in accordance with CDC guidelines, that all HIV test results are reported to the recipient in person before the records may be released via phone, mail, or fax.
  • If a lab test or x-ray is ordered by an outside provider (i.e., a non-SHC provider) and the test is performed at Student Health Center’s Clinical Lab or Radiology department, the results are sent immediately to the outside ordering provider. Requests for copies of these lab results or x-ray studies should be made directly to the respective department:
    Clinical Lab: 949-824-6361 | Radiology: 949-824-5812

Medical Record Processing Time
All requests for copies of medical records are processed in the order that they are received. Most requests for active records are completed within 15 business days of receipt. 

  • A reasonable, cost-based fee may apply. Applicable fees must be paid in advance before records are released.
  • Copies of medical records will be sent to another healthcare provider free of charge.
  • A fee of $30 will be charged for requests from attorneys, insurance carriers or other third parties

Current fees for processing medical records release requests:

  • Medical Records: duplication fee per page              $0.25   (There is no charge for the first 10 pages, maximum charge of $16.00.)
  • Medical Records: duplication fee for Subpoena      $15.00
  • Attorneys/Insurance Carriers/3rd Party Request     $15.00
  • Medical Records: USB                                             $5.00
  • Medical Records will notify you of any processing fees.
  • Methods of Payment: Payment in the form of cash, check or credit card is accepted and can be made at the Cashier's Window in the lobby of SHC. If mailing a check, please include your name, student ID# and indicate that payment is for a medical records request. Please do not send cash. If paying by telephone using a credit card, please call the SHC Cashier at 949-824-7084. Copies of records will not be released nor will records from off-site storage be requested until payment has been received and confirmed.
  • For more information, please review the Medical Records section of the FAQs.
  • For help in completing Medical Record/Health Information authorization forms or any other questions, please contact the Student Health Center’s Health Information Coordinator at 949‑824‑9634.

The 21st Century Cures Act

The 21st Century Cures Act, passed in 2016, adds additional requirements to existing law related to sharing electronic health information with patients. These requirements were finalized by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) in its Final Rule published on May 1, 2021. These requirements are intended to make clinical information more readily available to patients by removing barriers and delays often associated with the release of medical information. The UCI Student Health Center will ensure that most of your electronic health records are directly visible to you at no cost on the secure Student Health Patient Portal. However, certain exceptions apply to the release of electronic health records under this law. Therefore, please refer to Information Blocking Exceptions and Information Blocking FAQ’s webpages on ONC’s website for additional information.

Within the portal, students may add, update, edit and correct their health history.  In addition, students may also enter allergies and medication information. Information entered by a student will appear in text in bold red font.  A medical provider can resolve the student’s entry by reviewing and verifying the information with the student either through secure messaging or during a subsequent encounter/visit. The provider can then make the necessary edit to accept the entry.

If you edit or add information in your health history through this portal and/or would like to request a correction or amendment to the information that appears in your electronic medical record, then please send a secure message to your provider by selecting the option entitled “Request for Medical Record Correction or Amendment”. Your provider will review your request, verify the information with you and then insert the amended information as deemed appropriate.

CA Senate Bill 138

California law Senate Bill 138, which took effect on January 1, 2015, expanded privacy rights for individuals who are insured under another person's health plan policy (e.g., parent, spouse, domestic partner, guardian, etc...). More specifically, this law allows covered individuals to submit a Confidential Communication Request (CCR) to their health plan if they desire to keep information regarding health care services they receive using their insurance plan confidential. 

If you are a student or dependent enrolled in UC SHIP, you can request paperless delivery of documents (e.g., Explanation of Benefits) to your email directly rather than mailed to your permanent home address on file with the Registrar. Visit https://www.anthem.com/ca/ to request paperless delivery by email. For questions, please contact Anthem Blue Cross at (866) 940-8306 or to request a CCR form. For students enrolled in any other health plan, please contact your health plan directly for information. Learn more by visiting https://myhealthmyinfo.org/.