Free Medical Records for New Yorkers

On September 13, 2017, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill which allows New Yorkers to obtain their medical records without having to pay a fee if they are needed for the support of an application, claim or appeal for any government benefit program. In the past, claimants applying for Social Security Disability ("SSD"), or Supplemental Income ("SSI") could be charged up to $.75 a page for their medical records by their doctors. This bill will take that financial burden off of the claimant's applying for SSD or SSI, who are usually in financial distress.