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Based on an
increase of 3.41% from 2009 to 2010, the
new rate for copying will be $21.36 plus
$0.50 per page for the cost of supplies
and labor (effective 2/1/11).
Section 191.227, RSMo sets the base rate
for fees for copying medical records at
$17.05 and $.40 per page for the cost of
supplies and labor. This section also
provides that effective February 1st of
each year, the fees shall be increased
or decreased based on the annual
percentage change in the unadjusted,
U.S. city average, annual average
inflation rate of the medical care
component of the Consumer Price Index
for all urban consumers (CPI-U). The
section further provides that the
current reference base of the index, as
published by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the U.S. Department of
Labor, shall be used as the reference
base.
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