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Medical Records Collection, Retention, and Access in Mississippi

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Medical Records Collection, Retention, and Access in Mississippi

Subtopic Statute/Regulation Description
Medical Records Collection, Retention, and Access Miss. Admin. Code 30-17-2635:10.4 Release of Patient Records to Patient A licensed physician must provide a copy of the patient’s medical record to a patient, a patient’s...
MISS. CODE ANN. § 41-9-69 - Preservation of records under the public health law Hospitals must retain medical records must be retained for 7 years for patients discharged at death, 10 years for adult patients discharged otherwise...
MISS. CODE ANN. § 41-9-71 - Early disposal of record under the public health law Hospitals may discard medical records earlier than the retention period established in Mississippi Code § 41-9-69 upon the written consent of...
MISS. CODE ANN. § 41-9-73 - Longer preservation permitted under the public health law Hospitals may retain, preserve, and store medical records for longer than the retention period established in Mississippi Code § 41-9-69 as in...
Other Miss. Code Ann. §73-43-11 - Rule 10.2 Medical Records - Property of Licensee/Clinic Medical records, as defined herein, are and shall remain the property of the licensed physician(s), in or whose clinic or facility said records are...
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