I received something called a Subpoena Duces Tecum. What is it and what do I do with it?
Subpoena Duces Tecum is a species of writ requiring the person summoned to appear at a deposition or in court and to bring with him or her some document or other piece of evidence. In the case of a treating physician, the subpoena duces tecum will most likely request the physician to bring along the patient’s medical record, parts of it, or some other record such as an x-ray or MRI scan. If you receive a subpoena duces tecum, you should immediately turn over the subpoena to the custodian of the records. For records held by the University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation (UWMF), including those of a former Physicians Plus Provider, contact the Health Information Services department at 287-2333 for information on where to send the subpoena duces tecum. If the subpoena duces tecum requests records held by the UWHC, contact the Health Information Services department by phone at 233-6529 or take the subpoena to Room E1/209. For any records held by one of the Department of Family Medicine Cli
