§ 71551. Medical Record Availability.
22 CA ADC § 71551Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
22 CCR § 71551
§ 71551. Medical Record Availability.
(a) Records shall be kept on all patients admitted or accepted for treatment. All required records, either as originals or accurate reproductions of the contents of such originals, shall be maintained in such form as to be legible and readily available upon the request of: the attending physician or psychologist; the hospital or its medical staff or any authorized officer, agent or employee of either; authorized representatives of the Department; or any other person authorized by law to make such a request.
(c) Patient records including X-ray film or reproductions thereof shall be preserved safely for a minimum of seven years following discharge of the patient, except that the records of unemancipated minors shall be kept at least one year after such minor has reached the age of 18 years and, in any case, not less than seven years.
(g) Medical records shall be completed promptly and authenticated or signed by a licensed healthcare practitioner acting within the scope of his or her professional licensure within two weeks following the patient's discharge. Medical records may be authenticated by a signature stamp or computer key, in lieu of a signature by a licensed healthcare practitioner acting within the scope of his or her professional licensure, only when that licensed healthcare practitioner acting within the scope of his or her professional licensure has placed a signed statement in the hospital administrative office to the effect that he/she is the only person who:
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Sections 1275, 100275 and 131200, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1276, 1316.5, 131050, 131051 and 131052, Health and Safety Code.
History
1. Amendment filed 2-8-83; designated effective 3-2-83 (Register 83, No. 7).
2. Amendment of subsections (a), (g) and (h) and Note filed 3-3-2010; operative 4-2-2010 (Register 2010, No. 10).
This database is current through 5/17/24 Register 2024, No. 20.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 22, § 71551, 22 CA ADC § 71551
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