New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 8 - HEALTH
Chapter 42 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES
Subchapter 11 - MEDICAL/HEALTH RECORDS
Section 8:42-11.1 - Medical/health records organization

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 8:42-11.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024

(a) The agency shall develop written objectives, policies and procedures, an organizational plan, and a quality assurance program for medical/health records services.

1. The quality assurance program shall include monitoring of medical/health records for accuracy, completeness, legibility, and accessibility.

(b) At least 14 days before an agency plans to cease operations, it shall notify the New Jersey Department of Health in writing of the location and method for retrieval of medical/health records.

(c) There shall be a system for identifying medical/health records to facilitate their retrieval by patient identifier.

(d) Medical/health records shall be organized with a uniform format for all records.

(e) The patient's medical/health record shall be available to the health care practitioners involved in the patient's care.

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