How Do I Request Legal Records for Myself or Someone Else?

A subpoena is a written document from the court authorizing us to release your medical records to your lawyer.  

If we aren’t involved in the lawsuit, a valid subpoena needs to be issued by your lawyer and sent directly to us.

Subpoenas issued by a Michigan court should include:

• Customer, doctor, health care provider, employee or other individual name
• Contract or subscriber ID, also called enrollee ID, number
• Time frame
• Case name and number
• Appropriate signatures

Subpoenas should include one of these authorization forms:

• Are you releasing your own information? Member Consent for Release of Protected Health Information (PDF)
• Is this for someone else you represent? Request for Release of Member's Protected Health Information (PDF)
• And, if necessary, Authorization for Use and Disclosure of Psychotherapy Notes (PDF)

Mail Michigan court-issued subpoenas and authorization forms to:

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Office of the General Counsel – Mail Code 1923
600 E. Lafayette Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48226-2998

We charge $34, plus 25 cents per page, for each records request. It will take four to six weeks for us to respond to a valid subpoena request once we receive it.

If you have a subpoena issued by a court outside of Michigan, please see how to obtain records when you are a third party.