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.
[Source: Added at 9 Ok Reg 1985, eff 6-11-92; Amended at 14 Ok Reg 2106, eff 4-7-97 (emergency); Amended at 14 Ok Reg 2269, eff 6-12-97]