Harris Health directs records requests to Harris Health, Attn: Release of Information, 4800 Fournace Place, Bellaire, TX 77401, in Harris County. That address is the system's release of information point, not a hospital campus, so the request for records from a Harris Health hospital or clinic is addressed to Bellaire rather than to the facility where the patient was seen. Records subpoenas and depositions on written questions to Harris Health's custodian make up the traffic here.
Pricing and Turnaround
Bellaire is billed on the same flat tiers as Houston. Standard Service runs $69 and brings an attempt within 5 business days. Rush Service runs $119, and the attempt comes within 48 hours. 24-Hour Service runs $169, and the attempt comes within 24 hours. Subpoenas take no extra charge; a Texas state-court citation or summons does, a $100 fee tied to the state's requirement that a sheriff, constable or certified process server serve it. Once delivered, the subpoena is documented in a signed Rule 107 return of service that is emailed to you. See pricing, and use the order form when the subpoena is signed.
What Can Be Served Here
What Texas law offers for a records request is the subpoena, and Rule 176.5 spells out its service. It can be served anywhere in Texas by a sheriff or constable, or by anyone at least 18 years old who is not a party, by delivering a copy to the witness and tendering any fees the law requires. Harris Health's custodian is entitled to $1 for producing or certifying records under a subpoena (CPRC 22.004(a)). A witness compelled to attend is entitled to $10 for each day of attendance, which the party who summons the witness pays when the subpoena is served (CPRC 22.001). After service, the return is the witness's signed acceptance or the server's statement of the date, time, manner and person served.
Before You Send Papers
Harris Health's medical records page describes Bellaire as the mailing address for release of information, so check with the department whether it wants a particular paper hand-delivered or mailed before ordering service. Whatever the route, serve the Rule 205.2 notice on Harris Health and all parties at least 10 days before the production subpoena. Identify the patient clearly, list the facility or clinic where care was given, and give the dates, since one address handles records for many locations. A patient asking for their own chart uses Harris Health's own request process; a subpoena in a lawsuit follows the subpoena rules above instead.
Nearby Courts and Other Locations
Bellaire sits inside Harris County, whose civil courthouse is the Harris County Civil Courthouse at 201 Caroline Street, Houston, TX 77002; the Harris County page covers the county. In the Texas Medical Center, Houston Methodist Hospital's release of information office handles that hospital's charts.