Chapter 1 – General Administration

13030.29 Statement of Disagreement

• If the individual continues to be dissatisfied after the above review process has been completed, and the denial of the request to amend has been upheld, a statement of disagreement may be placed in the record by the individual about whom the information pertains.

• Where the disputed information is an opinion, diagnosis, etc., of another person, the individual may place in the record a rebuttal or a counter opinion, diagnosis, etc. While no arbitrary limit is placed upon the length of the statement, the statement must be limited to a length reasonable to the circumstance or information disputed (normally from one to three pages).