Public Records

The MetroHealth System is subject to and adheres to Ohio’s Public Records laws.

The following is a summary of your rights regarding public records.

• Ohio Revised Code 149.43 grants any person the right to inspect a public record at any reasonable time, and, upon request, to receive copies of a public record, at cost, and within a reasonable period of time. PLEASE NOTE: PUBLIC RECORDS DO NOT INCLUDE PATIENT MEDICAL RECORDS OR OTHER RECORDS THAT ARE EXEMPT. 
• No specific language is required to make a request for public records; however, if you are requesting public records, you must identify the records requested with sufficient clarity to allow MetroHealth to identify, retrieve and review the records.
• Your request does not need to be in writing and you do not have to identify yourself or explain why you want the requested public record(s). 
• If your request is denied in whole or any part of a public record, we will identify the legal explanation for the denial.
• If portions of a record are both public and exempt, the exempt portions will be redacted and the rest of the record will be released, along with a supporting explanation about why the certain portions were redacted.
• Public records are to be available between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. weekdays and must be made available within a reasonable period of time. 
• Those seeking public records may be charged ten cents ($.10) per page. The charge for records downloaded to compact disc is one dollar ($1) per disc. Records that can be transmitted electronically, if feasible, are free.

MetroHealth’s records are maintained in accordance with its approved records retention schedules.