In plain English
It groups a health records request by its kind. The term points to the class the request belongs to, so one kind of records request can be distinguished from another.
In context
Here, it labels the category used to classify the kind of health records request being made.
- Situation
- Managing records, consent forms, proxies, privacy, and information release
- What it communicates
- labels the field for classifying the kind of records request.
Meaning limits
By itself, the term does not state who made the request or which records are involved.
Examples
“Both requests concerned health records, but the request type was different: one asked for copies and the other asked for an amendment.”
“The request type stayed as a copy request when she added records from a second clinic.”