Wisconsin Statutes 89.075 – Access to health care records
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The owner of any animal patient of a veterinarian, or any other person who submits to the veterinarian a statement of written informed consent signed by the owner, may, upon request to the veterinarian:
Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 89.075
- Animal: means any animal except a human being. See Wisconsin Statutes 89.02
- Patient: means an animal that is examined or treated by a veterinarian. See Wisconsin Statutes 89.02
- Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Veterinarian: means a practitioner of veterinary medicine who is duly licensed by the examining board. See Wisconsin Statutes 89.02
(1) Receive a copy of the animal patient’s health care records upon payment of reasonable costs.
(2) Have the animal patient’s X-rays referred to another veterinarian of the owner’s choice upon payment of reasonable costs.