(

a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), upon the patient’s written request, any corporation described in

Section 56.06, or any other entity that compiles or maintains medical information for any reason, shall provide the patient, at no charge, with a copy of any medical profile,

summary, or information maintained by the corporation or entity with respect to the patient. (

b) A request by a patient pursuant to this

section shall not be deemed to be an authorization by the patient for the release or disclosure of any information to any person or entity other than the patient. (

c) This

section shall not apply to any patient records that are subject to inspection by the patient pursuant to

Section of the Health and Safety Code and shall not be deemed to limit the right of a health care provider to charge a fee for the preparation of a

summary of patient records as provided in

Section of the Health and Safety Code. This

section shall not apply to a health care service plan licensed pursuant to

Chapter 2.2 (commencing with

Section 1340) of Division of the Health and Safety Code or a disability insurer licensed pursuant to the Insurance Code. This

section shall not apply to medical information compiled or maintained by a fire and casualty insurer or its retained counsel in the regular course of investigating or litigating a claim under a policy of insurance that it has written. For the purposes of this section, a fire and casualty insurer is an insurer writing policies that may be sold by a fire and casualty licensee pursuant to

Section of the Insurance Code.