If I want to offer medical records into evidence in a federal court proceeding, how do I authenticate the medical records?
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If I want to offer medical records into evidence in a federal court proceeding, how do I authenticate the medical records?
Asked on December 22, 2014 under Personal Injury, Wisconsin
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
Medical records are records of a regular activity kept in the regular course of business. You need to have them certified and sent to the courthouse directly from the provider (generally through a subpoena duces tecum signed by a Judge).
http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/fre/rule_902#rule_803_6
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