New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 370 - OVERSIGHT OF LICENSED HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY BASED WAIVER PROGRAMS
Part 16 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES
Section 8.370.16.30 - MEDICAL RECORDS - STAFF
Universal Citation: 8 NM Admin Code 8.370.16.30
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Timeliness: Duties relating to medical records shall be completed in a timely manner.
B. Each facility shall designate an employee of the facility as the person responsible for the medical record service, who:
(1) is a graduate of a
school of medical record science that is accredited jointly by the council on
medical education of the American medical association; or
(2) receives regular consultation but not
less than four hours quarterly as appropriate from a person who meets the
requirements of Paragraph (1) of Subsection B of 8.370.16.30 NMAC. Such
consultation shall not be substituted for the routine duties of staff
maintaining records. The records consultant shall evaluate the records and
records service, identify problem areas, and submit written recommendations for
change to the administrator.
(3)
Sufficient time will be allocated to the person who is designated responsible
for medical record service to insure that accurate records are
maintained.
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