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Alteration or Modification of Medical Record or Creation of False Medical Record With Fraudulent Intent – Cal. Penal Code § 471.5
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Current as of June 2015
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“Alteration or modification of medical record or creation of false medical record with fraudulent intent”
Any person who alters or creates the medical record of a person with fraudulent intent is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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Patients, Claims data, Clinical data, Individually identifiable data, Release/disclosure, Records retention and access to information , Security
Current as of June 2015
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