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HB 1524 Health record retention; practitioners to maintain records for a minimum of six years.

Introduced by: Riley E. Ingram | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Board of Medicine; regulations related to retention of patient records; time. Requires health care practitioners licensed by the Board of Medicine to maintain health records for a minimum of six years following the last patient encounter. The bill also provides that practitioners are not required to maintain health records for longer than 12 years from the date of creation except for (i) health records of a minor child, which shall be maintained until the patient reaches the age of 18 or becomes emancipated, with a minimum of six years following the last patient encounter, and (ii) health records that are required by contractual obligation or federal law to be maintained longer.


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