(1) Each licensee shall develop a written plan to ensure the security of patient medical records. The plan must address at least the following:
The storage and proper disposal of patient medical records;
The disposition of patient medical records in the event the licensee dies, retires, orotherwise ceases to practice or provide audiology services to patients; and
The method by which patients may access or obtain their medical records promptly ifany of the events described in subsection (1)(b) of this section occurs.
Upon initial licensure under this article 210, the licensee shall attest to the directorthat the licensee has developed a plan in compliance with this section.
A licensee shall inform each patient, in writing, of the method by which the patientmay access or obtain his or her medical records if an event described in subsection (1)(b) of this section occurs.
A licensee who fails to comply with this section is subject to discipline in accordancewith section 12-210-108.
The director may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1058, § 1, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-29.9-115 as it existed prior to 2019.