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Get copies of your VA medical records online, by mail or fax, or in person at our VA Maine health care Release of Information office. GET YOUR RECORDS ONLINE Access your VA medical records

online. Sign in to view, organize, and share your VA medical records and other personal health information. We don't charge any fees to send copies directly to health care providers.

GET YOUR RECORDS IN PERSON We can help you get copies of your VA medical records. We can also help you update your records. Call or visit one of our release of information offices. WHAT TO

BRING * A signed written request for a copy of your records to be provided to you. For your convenience you may download and complete the “Individuals’ Request For a Copy of Their Own Health

Information” (VA Form 10-5345a).  Download VA Form 10-5345a (PDF) * Your Veteran Health Identification Card (VHIC) RELEASE OF INFORMATION OFFICE LOCATIONS 1 VA Center Augusta, ME 04330-6795

RELEASE OF INFORMATION Building 200 Ground Floor, E13 MAIN PHONE RELEASE OF INFORMATION SERVICE HOURS The service hours are the same as our facility hours. 732 Main Street Presque Isle, ME

04769-2254 RELEASE OF INFORMATION MAIN PHONE RELEASE OF INFORMATION SERVICE HOURS The service hours are the same as our facility hours. 50 Union Street Calais, ME 04619-1839 RELEASE OF

INFORMATION MAIN PHONE RELEASE OF INFORMATION SERVICE HOURS The service hours are the same as our facility hours. 10 Railroad Street Rumford, ME 04276-2013 RELEASE OF INFORMATION MAIN PHONE

RELEASE OF INFORMATION SERVICE HOURS The service hours are the same as our facility hours. 15 Challenger Drive Lewiston, ME 04240-1041 RELEASE OF INFORMATION MAIN PHONE RELEASE OF

INFORMATION SERVICE HOURS The service hours are the same as our facility hours. 99 River Road Lincoln, ME 04457-4012 RELEASE OF INFORMATION MAIN PHONE RELEASE OF INFORMATION SERVICE HOURS

The service hours are the same as our facility hours. 35 State Hospital Drive Bangor, ME 04401-8816 RELEASE OF INFORMATION MAIN PHONE RELEASE OF INFORMATION SERVICE HOURS The service hours

are the same as our facility hours. 141 West Commercial Street Portland, ME 04102-3905 RELEASE OF INFORMATION MAIN PHONE RELEASE OF INFORMATION SERVICE HOURS The service hours are the same

as our facility hours. GET YOUR RECORDS BY MAIL OR FAX To request a copy of your VA medical records by mail or fax, send a signed and completed VA Form 10-5345a to our Release of Information

office. Download VA Form 10-5345a (PDF) MAIL YOUR SIGNED FORM TO 1 VA Center (Mail Code: BSL5R) Augusta, ME 04330 FAX YOUR SIGNED FORM TO Per VHA Directives, we have 20 business days to

process all requests. Requests are accepted in-person, through My HealtheVet, mail, and fax. Please contact the facility to verify if submission by email is available. HOW WE SHARE YOUR

RECORDS WITH PROVIDERS OUTSIDE VA The Veterans Health Information Exchange (VHIE) program lets us electronically share your health information with health care providers who treat you,

including participating non-VA providers if you receive care outside of VA. This program is voluntary, and you can choose not to share your information (opt out of sharing). Learn more about

VHIE TO OPT OUT OF SHARING Fill out, sign, and date VA Form 10-10164 (Opt Out of Sharing Protected Health Information). Mail the signed, completed form to our ROI office. You can also bring

it with you or ask for this form when you visit us. Download VA Form 10-10164 (PDF) NOTE: If you had revoked your permission to share, before September 30, 2019, your opt out status will

stay active. You don’t need to submit form 10-10164. TO ALLOW SHARING AFTER OPTING OUT If you change your mind and want to share your health information, you’ll need to submit VA Form

10-10163 (Request for and Permission to Participate in Sharing Protected Health Information). Mail the signed, completed form to our ROI office. You can also bring it with you or ask for

this form when you visit us. Download VA Form 10-10163 (PDF) QUESTIONS ABOUT MEDICAL RECORDS You can get another person's medical records if you’re listed as having Power of Attorney

(POA) or you’re the patient’s next of kin. You can get the records of a deceased patient if you have: * A copy of their death certificate * A valid photo ID for yourself * Any POA paperwork

or will showing you have a legal right to their record Yes. If you’re making the request in person, you can tell us what format you would like. If you’re using VA Form 10-5345a, check the

“CD-ROM” or “Other” box (and write in DVD). Yes, we provide all available images on DVD. If you have a My HealtheVet Premium account, you can also view or download many kinds of radiology

images online. A Premium account is one where you’ve gone through extra identity authentication.  Please ask at the Register for care office, and they will provide you documentation of your

VA coverage.