Can a Centennial Chiropractor Provide Injury Records for My Attorney?
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By Butler Family Health Center · Published 2026-11-05 · Last updated 2026-11-05
Yes. A Centennial chiropractor can provide your injury records to your attorney once you sign a written release that names the attorney and says what to send. Butler Family Health Center accepts auto accident, personal injury and slip and fall cases.
Federal privacy rules set what the release must contain and, for requests you make yourself, how long a request can take and what a copy can cost. Our page on personal injury chiropractic care in Centennial covers the treatment itself. This article covers the paperwork: what your file holds, what your attorney needs from you and how to keep records moving.
This is general information, not legal advice. Your attorney can answer questions about your own claim.
How a Centennial Chiropractor Sends Your Injury Records to an Attorney
A Centennial chiropractor sends your injury records to an attorney when you put the request in writing. Under the federal HIPAA access rule, if you direct a provider to send a copy of your health information to another person, the provider must do so, provided the request is in writing, signed by you, and clearly names the recipient and where the copy should go.
Most personal injury attorneys handle this with a release form their office prepares for you to sign.
Say another driver rear-ends you at a light on Arapahoe Road, or clips your bumper merging onto Interstate 25. You come to our office in Peakview Center for an exam and start care. Your attorney's office sends the signed release, and the records go to the person and address it names.
The release itself must meet federal rules. Under 45 CFR 164.508, a valid authorization contains core elements: a description of the information, the parties involved, the purpose, an expiration date or event, and your signature with the date. The description line sets the scope of the release, so read it before you sign.
What Your Chiropractic Injury File Holds After a Crash in Centennial
Your chiropractic injury file after a crash in Centennial records each step of your care, from the history you give on day one to the summary written when care ends. Attorneys usually ask for the full set because each part answers a different question.
| Record | What it shows | Why your attorney asks for it |
|---|---|---|
| Intake and accident history | How the injury happened, in your words, and your first symptoms | Connects the crash to the complaints that followed |
| Exam findings | What the chiropractic examination found | Adds objective detail to how you describe the pain |
| Visit and treatment notes | Each visit date, the care given and how you responded | Shows the course of care over time |
| Imaging reports | Findings from any X-ray or MRI in your chart | Adds test results |
| Itemized bills | Charges for each visit and service | Documents the cost of care |
| Progress or discharge summary | Where you stand at a reexam or at the end of care | Summarizes the outcome |
The intake history is often the first page an attorney reads. A low-speed bump in a parking area at The Streets at SouthGlenn reads very differently from a side impact near the Havana Street and Easter Avenue intersection, where the city has an improvement project. Describe the crash the way it happened, including the direction of impact.
How Long Injury Records Take From a Centennial Chiropractor
When you ask for your own records, federal law gives the provider 30 days from receiving the request to provide them or send a written denial. It may take one extension of up to 30 more days, but only if, within the first 30 days, it tells you in writing why and gives the date it will finish.
Those are outer limits. A complete request moves fastest: the right release, the right dates of care and a clear list of what to send.
If you work in the Denver Tech Center or at an office in Inverness, call or text (303) 741-2444 to ask how to get the signed form to us without a trip across town.
What a Centennial Chiropractic Office Can Charge for Copies of Your Records
A Centennial chiropractic office can charge a reasonable, cost-based fee for a copy of the records you request for yourself. Under the HIPAA access rule, that fee may cover only copying labor, supplies, postage when the copy is mailed, and a summary or explanation you agreed to in advance.
Ask our front desk for the amount before you submit your request.
How the Records Request Works in Centennial, Step by Step
The records request works best in Centennial when you set it up at the start of care. These steps keep your file moving:
- Tell our front desk at your first visit that you have an attorney or plan to hire one.
- Give the date and place of the crash, such as the IKEA Centennial lot or Arapahoe Road near the Centennial Civic Center, and describe it the same way every time.
- Sign the release your attorney sends, and check that it names the attorney, the delivery address, your dates of care and the purpose.
- List what you need: visit notes, exam findings, imaging reports and itemized bills.
- Give your attorney our details: Butler Family Health Center, 6500 S Quebec St #250, Centennial, CO 80111, (303) 741-2444.
- Keep your appointments, since every visit date and every gap shows in the record.
- Ask for a final copy when care ends.
Timing shows in the record too. Our article on how soon to get whiplash treatment after a car accident in Centennial explains why an early first visit matters.
Guidance by situation:
- If you were hurt on the way home to Dove Valley and have no attorney yet, then book an exam with us now. Your chart starts at the first visit, and the release can come later.
- If you were struck while riding the High Line Canal Trail and an insurer wants records soon, then tell our front desk the insurer's deadline when you hand in the release.
- If your child was hurt on a Cherry Creek Public Schools drop-off route, then bring the release your attorney prepared for the parent or guardian, and ask the attorney who should sign.
Why Injured Patients in Centennial Start Their Records at Butler Family Health Center
Dr. Chris Butler has been a chiropractor since 1996, and Butler Family Health Center accepts auto accident, personal injury, slip and fall and workers' compensation cases. Same-day appointments mean your first exam note can carry a date close to the crash.
Patients rate the practice 4.9 stars on Google. One wrote, "From the very beginning, I felt listened to, cared for, and never rushed." That helps when you need time to explain a crash and where it hurts.
The office sits in Peakview Center on S Quebec Street, with a free onsite parking lot and a wheelchair accessible entrance. How you respond to care depends on your injury and your exam.
If you have severe weakness, loss of bladder control, chest pain or signs of a head injury after a crash, go to the emergency room or see a medical doctor first.
Frequently Asked Questions About Injury Records for Attorneys in Centennial, CO
Does My Attorney Need My Signed Consent Before a Centennial Chiropractor Shares My File?
Yes, your attorney generally needs your signed authorization before a Centennial chiropractor shares your file. Signing is not final. You can revoke an authorization in writing at any time, although that does not undo anything the office already sent in reliance on it. A provider also generally cannot make your treatment depend on signing one.
Will X-Ray or MRI Reports Go to My Lawyer With the Rest of the Records?
X-ray or MRI reports go to your lawyer with the rest of the records when they are part of your chart and the release covers them. Imaging reports sit alongside your visit notes and exam findings, adding test results to them. To avoid a second round of requests, list imaging reports by name on the release, along with the dates of care you want included.
Can My Attorney Get Records While I Am Still in Treatment?
Your attorney can get records while you are still in treatment. The copy covers visits up to that date, and a later request picks up the rest. If you live in Castlewood or Southglenn and are still coming in, mention at your next visit that your attorney wants an updated set.
Why Should My Chart's Accident History Match What I Tell My Attorney?
Your chart's accident history should match what you tell your attorney because an insurer may read both side by side. If the intake says the car was hit from the side and a later statement says from behind, the mismatch raises questions unrelated to how hurt you are. Give the same date, location, direction of impact and first symptoms every time.
Who Pays the Copy Fee When My Attorney Requests My Records?
Your attorney can tell you who pays the copy fee when the attorney's office sends the request. The federal cost-based limit described above applies to copies you request for yourself. Either way, ask our front desk for the amount before the request is submitted and pass it on to your attorney's office.
What Should I Bring to My First Visit if I Already Have an Attorney?
If you already have an attorney, bring the attorney's name and office address to your first visit with us. Also bring the date and place of the crash and be ready to describe how it happened, including the direction of impact. Tell our front desk at check-in that you have an attorney, so your file is set up for records requests from the start.
The Bottom Line
A Centennial chiropractor can send your injury records to your attorney once you sign a written release that describes the records and names the recipient, purpose and expiration. For records you request yourself, federal rules allow 30 days, with one written extension, and limit copy fees to cost-based charges.
To start personal injury chiropractic care and set up your records from the first visit, call or text Butler Family Health Center at (303) 741-2444 for a same-day appointment with Dr. Butler.