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Medical Records Collection, Retention, and Access
Medical records are those records kept on individual patients by providers that include health history, diagnostic information, and provider notes, among other pieces of data. Medical records can be kept on paper or electronically. This topic covers records maintenance as a condition of provider licensure, recordkeeping requirements for a variety of facilities, and laws governing record retention and ownership, access to records, data collection, and storage and destruction.
Most Recent Analysis Relating to Medical Records Collection, Retention, and Access
Most Recent Maps Relating to Medical Records Collection, Retention, and Access
Federal Laws Relating to Medical Records Collection, Retention, and Access
- 42 CFR Part 2
- A Summary of the Proposed HIPAA Regulations Implementing HITECH
- Complete Overview of Regulations: 42 CFR Part 2
- Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)
- General Admin Reqs - All HIPAA Rules
- General Provisions Applicable to Part 164
- Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
- HITECH/ARRA
- Medicaid (Title XIX of the Social Security Act)
- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
- State Preemption Requirements
- The Breach Notification Table
- The Common Rule
- The Enforcement Rule Table
- The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
- The Privacy Rule Table
- The Security Rule Table
States with Laws Relating to Medical Records Collection, Retention, and Access
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
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