How to Get Your Medical Records from HOUSTON VA MEDICAL CENTER
Use this guide to plan a medical records request from HOUSTON VA MEDICAL CENTER in HOUSTON, TX. Review the listed information and ask the provider to identify the correct records contact and confirm its current instructions before sending your request or identifying documents.
How do I get medical records from HOUSTON VA MEDICAL CENTER?
To get your medical records from HOUSTON VA MEDICAL CENTER in HOUSTON, TX, ask the provider to identify the correct records contact and confirm its current request procedure before sending your request or identifying documents. Confirm expected timing directly with the provider.
Records contacts listed for HOUSTON VA MEDICAL CENTER
Confirm these contact details and where to send your request with the provider before sharing identifying documents. Any source review below covers only the information it names.
- Department
- Release of Information
- Phone
- (713) 794-7776
- Mailing address
- Release of Information 2002 Holcombe Boulevard Houston, TX 77030
The VA records-office page is dated 2026-04-29. This review covers the published patient-own-copy records routing for the named campus only. Calls, fax delivery, mail delivery, account access and operating availability were not tested. Missing fax or email means no patient-request destination was established from this reviewed page, not that the channel does not exist. Portal capabilities, CMS/CCN identity, quality, fees and turnaround were not reviewed.
Operator records instructions · Official Data · High confidenceRecords contact review: .
How to Submit Your Request
Listed request methods — confirm with the provider
Fees & Expected Timeline
Expected Turnaround
Confirm with the provider
The federal HIPAA Privacy Rule generally requires covered entities to act on an access request within 30 calendar days. One extension of up to 30 days is allowed when the required written notice is provided. Check applicable state requirements. This is a response rule, not a delivery estimate for this hospital or a MedicalRecords.com service guarantee.
Official Data · 45 CFR § 164.524(b)(2) · Federal timing provision reviewed by MedicalRecords Research. Provider-specific turnaround was not verified.
Copying Fees
Reasonable, cost-based fees per HIPAA
Texas may impose additional per-page fee caps.
State law for this request: Texas
- Response deadline
- 15 business daysA Texas physician must provide your records within 15 business days of your written request; a hospital must do so within 15 days after it receives your request and any allowed fee. (22 Tex. Admin. Code § 163.3, Texas Medical Board — Patient Information and Medical Records, Tex. Health & Safety Code § 241.154)
- Copy fees
- $0.50/pagePhysicians may charge at most $25 for the first 20 paper pages and $0.50 per page after that, or $25/$50 for electronic copies, plus postage; affidavits up to $15 and narratives up to $20. Hospital fees are capped in statute (e.g., $30 base for paper, $75 for electronic) and adjusted each year by the consumer price index, so current hospital dollar amounts are higher than the statutory base figures. (22 Tex. Admin. Code § 163.3, Texas Medical Board — Patient Information and Medical Records, Tex. Health & Safety Code § 241.154, Tex. Health & Safety Code § 241.154)
State rule checked against official sources on . Information only, not legal advice.
Online records guidance
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs — records-office guidance publishes records-access guidance for HOUSTON VA MEDICAL CENTER at https://www.va.gov/houston-health-care/medical-records-office/#get-your-records-online. This is public guidance, not a patient portal login. Follow the provider’s instructions for records-access options; account access and portal capabilities were not independently verified.
View records guidanceStep-by-Step: Get Your Records from HOUSTON VA MEDICAL CENTER
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Verify your identity
Ask HOUSTON VA MEDICAL CENTER which identification and visit details its records department needs before sending documents.
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Prepare your records access request
Request form(s) listed for HOUSTON VA MEDICAL CENTER: Individuals' Request for a Copy of Their Own Health Information (VA Form 10-5345a). Ask the provider which form and verification details are needed for your access request.
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Submit your records request
The directory lists these request methods for HOUSTON VA MEDICAL CENTER: mail, in-person. Confirm which method the provider accepts for your request before sending your request or identifying documents. Keep a copy of your submission for your records.
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Pay applicable fees
Pay any applicable copying fees. Under HIPAA, fees must be reasonable and cost-based. Texas may set additional fee caps on per-page charges.
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Receive your medical records
Confirm with HOUSTON VA MEDICAL CENTER when your records will be ready and how they will be delivered. Provider release timing varies; MedicalRecords.com cannot guarantee the provider's release date.
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