New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Chapter V - Medical Facilities
Subchapter C - State Hospital Code
Article 7 - Certified Home Health Agencies and Licensed Home Care Services Agencies
Part 766 - Licensed Home Care Services Agencies-minimum Standards
Section 766.6 - Patient care record
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) The agency shall maintain a confidential record for each patient admitted to care to include:
(b) Each patient's record shall be kept securely for not less than six years after discharge from the licensed home care services agency and available to the department upon request.
(c) In the case of minors, records are to be kept for not less than six years after discharge, or three years after they reach majority (18 years), whichever is the longer period.
(d) In the event that an agency discontinues operation for any reason, the governing authority, immediately preceding the discontinuance of the operation, shall make effective arrangements to maintain, store, assure access to and make available to the patient and the department upon request, all clinical records for a period consistent with the requirements of subdivisions (b) and (c) of this section. The governing authority shall notify the department in writing as to where the clinical records will be stored and how they will be made available to former patients.
(e) Each agency shall maintain written policies and procedures which: