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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 310. Oklahoma State Department of Health |
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Chapter 667. Hospital Standards |
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Subchapter 19. Medical Records Department |
SECTION 310:667-19-14. Retention and preservation of records
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- (a) State retention requirements. Medical records shall be retained a minimum of five (5) years beyond the date the patient was last seen or a minimum of three (3) years beyond the date of the patient's death. Records of newborns or minors shall be retained three (3) years past the age of majority.(b) Preservation of records.(1) Hospitals may microfilm, put on optical disk, or adopt similar recording technology to record the medical records and destroy the original record in order to conserve space.(2) Records reconstituted from the technology employed to conserve space shall be considered the same as the original and the retention of the technically retained record constitutes compliance with preservation laws.(3) The minimum contents of a medical record to be recorded shall be as required by OAC 310:667-19-8.(4) In the event of closure of a hospital, the hospital shall inform the Department of the disposition of the records. Disposition shall be in a manner to protect the integrity of the information contained in the medical record. These records shall be retained and disposed of in a manner consistent with the statute of limitations.