§ 328.31b. Patient record keeping requirements
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 59. Professions and OccupationsEffective: May 28, 2021
Effective: May 28, 2021
59 Okl.St.Ann. § 328.31b
§ 328.31b. Patient record keeping requirements
A. Every dental office or treatment facility, whether individual, group or multi-doctor practice operating under a name, trade name or other professional entity shall maintain written records on each patient treated at the facility and shall make these records available to the Board and other regulatory entities or be subject to the penalties as set forth in Section 328.44a of this title.
4. Treatment rendered to the patient. The patient record shall clearly identify the dentist and the dental hygienist providing the treatment with the dentist, specialty or dental hygienist license number. The patient record shall include documentation of any medications prescribed, administered or dispensed to the patient.
E. Patient records may be kept in an electronic data format, provided that the dentist maintains a backup copy of information stored in the data processing system using disk, tape or other electronic back-up system and that backup is updated on a regular basis, at least weekly, to assure that data is not lost due to system failure. Any electronic data system shall be capable of producing a hard copy on demand.
Credits
Laws 2015, c. 229, § 19, eff. July 1, 2015; Laws 2021, c. 566, § 8, emerg. eff. May 28, 2021.
59 Okl. St. Ann. § 328.31b, OK ST T. 59 § 328.31b
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 295 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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