AUTHORIZATION FOR RELEASE OF MEDICAL RECORDS
I, Insert Name Here. , hereby authorize the release of any and all medical information and all records from
physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, social workers, therapists and any individuals providing health
care, as well as any hospitals, clinics, doctor’s offices, or health care providers including those listed below to the
City of Springfield, Law Director Jill N. Allen, and any Assistant Law Director, and/or their agents.
• Outpatient treatment records for physical and psychological, psychiatric, emotional illness, or drug
and/or alcohol abuse.
• Psychological or psychiatric evaluation(s), reports, assessments, treatment notes, summaries, or other
documents with diagnoses, prognoses, recommendations, or testing records, and behavioral observations or
checklists completed by any staff member or the patient, or similar documents.
• Treatment, recovery, rehabilitation, aftercare plans, and other similar plans.
• Social, family, educational, and vocational plans.
• Social work assessments and plans.
• Progress, nursing, case, or similar notes.
• Billing/Financial records.
• Information about how the patient’s condition(s) affects or has affected his/her ability to work and to
complete tasks or activities of daily living.
• Academic and educational records, including achievement and other tests’ results, reports of teachers’
observations, and all other school or special education documents.
• HIV related information and drug and alcohol information.
For the date(s) of care beginning _______________ to the present.
The information will be used only for purposes relating to a claim I have filed against the City of Springfield, Ohio.
The authorization for release shall expire upon final adjudication of the aforementioned action. Any and all records
shall be released to the City of Springfield, Law Director Jill N. Allen, and any Assistant Law Director, and/or their
agents, located at 76 N. High St., Springfield Ohio, 45506.
I have the right to revoke this authorization at any time provided that said revocation is in writing and delivered to
the City of Springfield, Law Director Jill N. Allen except to the extent that the City of Springfield has taken action in
reliance of said authorization.
I realize the potential for information disclosed pursuant to this authorization to be subject to disclosure by the
recipient and to no longer be protected by the Privacy Rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act.
A copy of this authorization is valid as the original.
SIGNATURE: ______________________________________________ DATE: __________
STATE OF OHIO )
COUNTY OF CLARK ) SS:
SWORN TO BEFORE ME and subscribed in my presence the day of _____, 20____.
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NOTARY PUBLIC, STATE OF OHIO