Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
TITLE 310. Oklahoma State Department of Health |
Chapter 661. Hospice |
Subchapter 3. Administration |
SECTION 310:661-3-4. Confidentiality
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- (a) Medical records shall be kept confidential. Only authorized personnel shall have access to the record. Written consent of the patient, patient representative, the court appointed guardian or a court order shall be presented as authority for release of medical information.(b) An individual who is, or has been, a patient of a physician, hospital, or other medical facility, except psychiatric, shall be entitled to access information contained in the individual's own medical records upon request. A request for minors may be made by parents or legal guardian. The hospice shall furnish a copy of the medical record upon payment for the charge of such copy.