River Valley Birth Center

River Valley Birth Center closed in June 2024. 

Historical patient records will be maintained for the minimum time state law requires and Erika Urban is acting custodian of records.

Requesting Records

• Requests for River Valley Birth Center medical records should be mailed to: River Valley Birth Center, c/o Erika Urban-Records Request, P.O. Box 75, St Peter, MN 56082. 

• Any release of information/record request must be fully completed, signed, and include payment of the medical record copying fee.

• Paper charts will be sent via U.S. Mail to the address on the request form. 

• We are unable to receive or transmit any patient health information electronically.

Medical Record Copy Charges

The fee charged for requested information will not exceed the maximum charges as outlined by Minnesota law. This fee covers the cost of retrieving the requested record, copying, and postage of the requested record.

Minnesota Maximum Charges for Patient Records

$1 per page, plus $10 for time spent retrieving and copying the records, with the following additional limits: 

(1) $10 if there are no records available; 

(2) $30 for copies of records of up to 25 pages; 

(3) $50 for copies of records of up to 100 pages; 

(4) $50, plus an additional 20 cents per page for pages 101 and above; or 

(5) $500 for any request.

Payment of medical record copy charges should be  in the form of a check made out to the custodian of the records, Erika Urban.