Do patients have rights to request operative notes from a surgery?

 The patient has the right to his or her own chart. You should not have to sign a release to get your own information. I will speak to the office manager instead of the receptionist concerning this matter. 

It is required that your medical record be available to you only with your written permission. This may take a number of days get the records pulled and copied for you. Doctors offices will have different policies about how they get released, and I certainly think it is appropriate for the doctor to review the note prior to that release.