Korea medical-record terms
Read the document and fee terms in the context of their statutory criteria.
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- Record access
- Viewing existing patient records.
- Record copy
- A copy of existing information, distinct from a newly prepared clinical certificate.
- Fee cap
- The upper amount for an item matching the notice’s criterion and unit.
- General diagnosis certificate
- The notice item refers to the certificate prepared under the specified statutory form and criterion.
- English general certificate
- A distinct capped item; it is not a universal translation service for all records.
- Qualifying relative
- A relative within the statutory categories and conditions for the relevant record request.
- Designated agent
- A person designated by the patient, subject to the applicable authorization and document requirements.
- Consent form
- Form 9-2 records agreement to the selected access, copy or transmission request.
- Authorization form
- Form 9-3 records designation of an agent and the stated request scope.
- Transmission
- Sending records to another institution under the applicable provider or patient request provision.
- Written-record page
- The page unit used by the first-five and later-page copy tiers.
- Imaging disc
- The medium unit for the listed CD or DVD image-copy entry.
- Itemized statement
- A statement of the details specified by the health-insurance benefit rule when requested within its scope.
- Reported aggregate
- A published summary of submitted charges; it is different from the legal cap and an institution-level source file.
How should medical-record terms be read?
Read each term with its provision, document purpose and unit rather than treating similar words as interchangeable.
A general certificate is not every opinion or translated record. A copy page is not an imaging disc. The definitions below point to the source for the relevant distinction.
Do medical-record terms decide an individual request?
Definitions explain categories; the actual record, requester evidence and institution’s procedure remain separate checks.
For preparation, use the request checklist, the cap reference or the transfer article according to the question.
What else do people ask about medical-record terms?
How should medical-record terms be read?
Read each term with its provision, document purpose and unit rather than treating similar words as interchangeable.
Do medical-record terms decide an individual request?
Definitions explain categories; the actual record, requester evidence and institution’s procedure remain separate checks.
Where do these numbers come from?
- Medical Service Act, Article 21: access to records Original provision checked 29 October 2026. The stated conditions, exceptions and related current forms apply.
- Enforcement Rule, Article 13-3: requirements for record requests Original provision checked 29 October 2026. The stated conditions, exceptions and related current forms apply.
- Standards for medical-institution certificate-fee items and amounts Notice 2021-34, issued and effective 5 February 2021. Read the full operative notice and annex; original checked 29 October 2026.
- Medical Service Act, Article 21-3: patient requests for record transmission Original provision checked 29 October 2026. The stated conditions, exceptions and related current forms apply.