Health & Safety Code 1250.05
Summary:
General acute care hospitals shall maintain a medical records system, but it does not require electronic records or that all patient's records are stored in one place. Policies and procedures to ensure that relevant portions of patients' medical records can be made available upon request of a treating physician or other authorized person shall be developed.
Data Origin:
General acute care hospitals Parties Bound:
General acute care hospitals Associated Federal Law(s):
Uses and disclosures to carry out treatment, payment, or health care operations
: Permitted uses and disclosures
Associated Federal Law(s):
Administrative safeguards : information access management
Associated Federal Law(s):
Uses and disclosures for which an authorization is required : Authorization is generally required for use or disclosure of protected health information. Exceptions (listed).