I worked health care all my life and yes medical records are your right to have. Every surgery I have ever had I have copies of the surgical procedures /reports and any path results.

When I moved to Florida I was actually in the middle of serious health issues , they found a adnoma on my pituitary gland by MRI and I had to immediately see a Endocrinologist and I had a lot of Neuro deficits, and also some possible cardiac issues. So I had copies of everything and they wrote up a summary of my heath issues for the 7-8 years I had been seeing them, they did not charge me for them.

I was just a bit taken back that my friends T might not think it’s a good idea for her and maybe in her case it would be wrong to read them for her stability ???

There is no charge for medical records going between medical providers a person just needs to sign a release.

Usually if a patient request records most providers do charge for them and I’m fine with that , 8 years of medical records will cost money in paper and ink.