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Medical Records Collection, Retention, and Access in Delaware

 

Medical Records Collection, Retention, and Access in Delaware

Subtopic Statute/Regulation Description
Medical Records Collection, Retention, and Access 10 Del. C. § 3926 - Production of records; jurisdiction A provider (including hospitals and physicians) who receives a written, signed authorization by an existing or former patient, guardian or...
16 Del. Code Regs. § 3201-9.0 - Records and reports Skilled and intermediate care nursing facilities must maintain clinical records for each resident. Clinical records must be contain residents’...
16 Del. Code Regs. § 4403-7.0 - Clinical record Freestanding birthing centers must maintain clinical records for every patient. Clinical records must contain medical records pertaining to each...
16 Del. Code Regs. § 4404-11.0 - Medical records Free standing emergency centers must maintain patient records. Medical records must be preserved for 5 years or, in the case of minor patients, 5...
16 Del. Code Regs. § 4405-4.0 - Medical records Free standing surgical centers must maintain medical records in a manner that protects the records from loss, damage, and unauthorized use. The...
16 Del. Code Regs. § 4406-6.0 - Patient care management for home health agencies Home health agencies must provide services in accordance with a written plan of care established by a registered nurse.  Before admission, a...
16 Del. Code Regs. § 4410-6.0 - Patient care management for skilled home health agencies Skilled home health agencies must provide services in accordance with a written plan of care established by a physician and in consultation with a...
18 Del. Code Regs. § 1403-12.0 - Recordkeeping and reporting requirements Managed care organizations must maintain medical records that are protected from loss, damage and unauthorized use. Medical records must be preserved...
24 Del. Code Regs. § 1700-16.0 - Patient records; fee schedule for copies A patient who requests a copy of his or her medical records to be transferred to another physician or for their own use may be charged a reasonable...
24 Del. Code Regs. § 1700-8.0 - Dishonorable or unethical conduct Physicians engage in dishonorable or unethical conduct if they fail to maintain patient records to fail to provide access to patient records.
24 Del. Code Regs. § 2500-5.0 - Dispensing Pharmacies must maintain a patient profile system to retrieve information on patients and prescriptions dispensed. A patient profile record must be...
24 Del. Code Regs. § 2500-9.0 - Hospital pharmacy A hospital pharmacy is defined as a pharmacy registered with the Board located in a hospital facility. Hospital pharmacies must maintain patient...
Del. Code Ann. tit. 10, § 3926 - Production of records, jurisdiction A health care provider must produce copies of an individual’s medical records to a court proceeding within 45 days of receiving the individual...
Del. Code Ann. tit. 16, § 5161 - Rights of patients in mental health hospitals or residential centers This section provides a list of rights for patients of a mental health hospital or residential centers. A hospital or residential center that...
Del. Code Ann. tit. 24, § 1761 - Physician discontinuing business or leaving the state; death of a physician; change of physician and transfer of patient records; patient access to records. Every patient of a physician who discontinues his practice or dies must be notified how to obtain his medical records. The notification is to be done...
Del. Code Ann. tit. 24, § 2532 - Pharmacy records A pharmacy must retain prescription records for 3 years. Upon a patient’s request, a pharmacy must provide the records in hard copy form within...
Del. Code Ann. tit. 24, §1761A - Appointment of a custodian of patient records If the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline receives a complaint concerning access to patient records as a result of a physician’s...
Patient records under the Medical Practice Act - DEL. CODE ANN. tit. 24 § 1761 Every patient of a physician who discontinues his practice or dies must be notified how to obtain his medical records. The notification is to be done...