As you may know, the Data Privacy Rule under HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) allows patients to request access to their medical information. At the same time, however, laws in some states prohibit clinical laboratories from releasing laboratory test results directly to patients. The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) require that Quest Diagnostics follow state law and, where state law is more strict than HIPAA, Quest Diagnostics is not permitted to release your test results to you. If your healthcare provider ordered your test for you, please contact your healthcare provider to obtain copies of your test results.
If state law does not prohibit Quest Diagnostics from releasing test results to you, you may fill out a Quest Diagnostics Request for Access Form to request a copy of your test results directly from Quest Diagnostics. Details on how to request a copy of your test results can be found in our online Notice of Privacy Practices.
