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Medical Records Collection, Retention, and Access in Maryland

 

Medical Records Collection, Retention, and Access in Maryland

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Required maintenance of medical records Instructions for handling medical records upon discontinuation of medical practice, Md. Code Regs. 10.01.16.06 Instructions for handling medical records upon discontinuation of medical practice   When a health care provider discontinues medical practice,...
Md. Code Ann., Health Occ. § 10-315 - License denial, suspension, or revocation Occupational therapists may face disciplinary sanctions for: Failing to maintain medical records; and Discriminating against an individual...
Md. Code Ann., Health Occ. § 11-313 - License denial, suspension, or revocation An optometrist may face disciplinary sanctions for: Failing to maintain patient records; and Discriminating against an individual based on the...
Md. Code Ann., Health Occ. § 12-313 - License denial, suspension, or revocation A pharmacist may face disciplinary sanctions for: Failing to maintain patient records; and Discriminating against an individual based on the...
Md. Code Ann., Health Occ. § 13-316 - License denial, suspension, or revocation Physical therapists may face disciplinary sanctions for: Failing to maintain patient records; and Discriminating against an individual based...
Md. Code Ann., Health Occ. § 14-404 - License denial, suspension, or revocation Physicians may face disciplinary sanctions for a variety of grounds including: Failing to maintain patient records; and Discriminating against...
Md. Code Ann., Health Occ. § 15-314 - Discipline of physician assistants Physician assistants may face disciplinary sanctions for: Failing to maintain patient records; and Discriminating against an individual based...
Md. Code Ann., Health Occ. § 16-311 - Denial, suspension, or revocation of license Podiatrists may face disciplinary sanctions for: Failing to maintain patient records; and Discriminating against an individual based on the...
Md. Code Ann., Health Occ. § 2-314 - License denial, suspension, or revocation Audiologists, hearing aid dispensers, and speech-language pathologists must not discriminate against an individual based on the individual's HIV...
Md. Code Ann., Health Occ. § 4-315 - License denial, suspension, or revocation Dentists may face disciplinary sanctions for: Failing to maintain patient records; and Discriminating against an individual based on the...
Md. Code Ann., Health Occ. § 8-316 - License denial, suspension, or revocation Nurses may face disciplinary sanctions for: Failing to maintain patient records; and Discriminating against an individual based on the...
Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 19-710 - Certificate qualifications In order to qualify for a certificate of authority to operate as a health maintenance organization, the health maintenance organization: Must not...
Md. Code Regs. 10.01.16.06 - Instructions for handling medical records upon discontinuation of medical practice When a health care provider discontinues medical practice, the health care provider must immediately secure the medical records until the medical...
Md. Code Regs. 10.05.01.09 - Medical records Freestanding ambulatory care facilities must maintain medical records for each patient. Each patient’s medical record must contain patient...
Md. Code Regs. 10.05.02.11 - Health record Health Record.    A freestanding birthing center must maintain health records of each patient. The health record of each patient must...
Md. Code Regs. 10.07.02.08 - Admission and discharge A nursing facility may not discriminate against a patient because of the patient’s race, color, national origin, or physical or mental handicap...
Md. Code Regs. 10.09.14.03 - Conditions for participation Medicaid participating vision care services must: Maintain patient records for 6 years; and Provide service without regard to race, creed,...
Md. Code Regs. 10.28.17.04 - Guidelines for disciplinary sanctions and imposition of penalties Optometrists may face disciplinary sanctions for a variety of grounds including: Failing to maintain patient records; Failing to provide...
Md. Code Regs. 10.32.03.11 - Prohibited conduct Physician assistants may face disciplinary sanctions for: Failing to maintain patient records; Failing to provide access to a patient’s...
Md. Code Regs. 10.32.03.18 - Sanctioning guidelines for physician assistants A physician assistant may face disciplinary sanctions for: Failing to maintain patient records; Failing to provide access to a patient's...
Md. Code Regs. 10.41.13.04 - Guidelines for disciplinary sanctions and imposition of penalties Audiologists, hearing aid dispensers, and speech-language pathologists for a variety of grounds including: Knowingly making a false report or...
Md. Code Regs. 30.02.04.01 - Prohibited conduct EMS providers are prohibited from: Failing to maintain patient records; Breaching patient confidentiality; and Refusing emergency medical...
Destruction, storage and filing of medical records (Cross reference with Security of Health Information) Instructions for handling medical records upon discontinuation of medical practice, Md. Code Regs. 10.01.16.06 Instructions for handling medical records upon discontinuation of medical practice   When a health care provider discontinues medical practice,...
Md. Code Regs. 10.01.16.06 - Instructions for handling medical records upon discontinuation of medical practice When a health care provider discontinues medical practice, the health care provider must immediately secure the medical records until the medical...
Medical Records Collection, Retention, and Access MD Code, Health-General § 4-304 - Medical records; copy fees A health care provider must comply with a patient’s written request to either receive a copy of his or her medical record or see a copy of the...
MD Code, Health-General § 4-309 - Violations of Subtitle A health care provider who fails to provide a patient his or her medical record upon written request after 21 working days from the request will be...
Md. Code of Regs. §10.01.16.04 - Maintenance of Medical Records. Providers must develop and maintain a records retention schedule in compliance with Regulations .04—.07 of this chapter. Except as provided in...
Retention, destruction of medical records under the statistics and records law - MD. CODE ANN., HEALTH-GEN. § 4-403 Health care providers must retain medical records for 5 years after the record is made, unless the patient is notified by first-class mail of when...
Content of medical record Md. Code Regs. 10.05.01.09 - Medical records Freestanding ambulatory care facilities must maintain medical records for each patient. Each patient’s medical record must contain patient...
Md. Code Regs. 10.05.02.11 - Health record Health Record.    A freestanding birthing center must maintain health records of each patient. The health record of each patient must...
Retention periods Md. Code Regs. 10.07.02.08 - Admission and discharge A nursing facility may not discriminate against a patient because of the patient’s race, color, national origin, or physical or mental handicap...
Md. Code Regs. 10.09.10.03 - Conditions for participation A Medicaid participating nursing facility must: Maintain patient records for 6 years; and Provide services without regard to race, color, age...
Md. Code Regs. 10.09.14.03 - Conditions for participation Medicaid participating vision care services must: Maintain patient records for 6 years; and Provide service without regard to race, creed,...
Right to access to medical records (Access by representative or other person authorized by the patient through informed consent; copying fees, or other requirements (e.g., requirement to give patient access in electronic format)) Md. Code Regs. 10.07.09.08 - Resident’s rights and services Resident's rights and services.    A nursing facility resident has the following rights: Choose an attending physician; Choose a...
Md. Code Regs. 10.09.44.12 - Marketing and information A PACE provider must provide a patient with an enrollment agreement within 14 days of the patient’s coverage with the PACE Program. The...
Md. Code Regs. 10.28.17.04 - Guidelines for disciplinary sanctions and imposition of penalties Optometrists may face disciplinary sanctions for a variety of grounds including: Failing to maintain patient records; Failing to provide...
Md. Code Regs. 10.32.03.11 - Prohibited conduct Physician assistants may face disciplinary sanctions for: Failing to maintain patient records; Failing to provide access to a patient’s...
Md. Code Regs. 10.32.03.18 - Sanctioning guidelines for physician assistants A physician assistant may face disciplinary sanctions for: Failing to maintain patient records; Failing to provide access to a patient's...
Resident's rights and services, Md. Code Regs. 10.07.09.08 Resident's rights and services.    A nursing facility resident has the following rights:  Choose an attending...