Cook Children's Medical Center asks for release of information requests to be addressed to ATTN: HIM Release of Information at 801 Seventh Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104, in Tarrant County. Because the patients are children, the subpoena will describe a minor's records, and it is often paired with a deposition on written questions to the hospital's custodian.
Pricing and Turnaround
Cost follows the turnaround you choose. For $69, Standard Service gets an attempt within 5 business days. For $119, Rush Service gets one within 48 hours. For $169, 24-Hour Service gets one within 24 hours. A subpoena stays at the tier price. Texas state-court citations and summonses add a $100 fee, because the state requires a sheriff, constable or certified process server to serve them; in a case that also needs a citation delivered, that fee applies to the citation alone. A signed Rule 107 return of service is emailed to you after delivery. Details are on the pricing page, and the order form takes the upload.
What Can Be Served Here
Records subpoenas are served on Cook Children's under the same Texas rules as any adult hospital. Rule 176.5 permits service anywhere in Texas by a sheriff or constable or by any non-party who is 18 or older; the server hands a copy to the witness and tenders the fees the law requires. A parent who is a party to the case cannot serve it, since the rule is limited to non-parties. The custodian's fee for producing or certifying records is $1 (CPRC 22.004(a)). Where a witness is required to attend, the party issuing the subpoena pays $10 for each day of attendance at the time of service (CPRC 22.001). The return is the witness's signed acceptance or the server's statement of date, time, manner and person served.
Before You Send Papers
Give the child's full legal name and date of birth rather than only a parent's name, and list the dates of care. The Rule 205.2 notice must be served on Cook Children's and on all parties at least 10 days before the subpoena that compels production. Cook Children's page says a valid government-issued picture ID is required when records are picked up, so whoever collects copies later should be ready for that. Keep the subpoena limited to the records the case needs.
Nearby Courts and Other Locations
Tarrant County's courthouse is the Tarrant County Courthouse at 100 West Weatherford Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102, and the Tarrant County page has the county's towns. Adult records in the same city are held at Baylor Scott & White All Saints.