Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 301 - LOCAL AUTHORITY RESPONSIBILITIES
Subchapter G - MENTAL HEALTH COMMUNITY SERVICES STANDARDS
Division 2 - ORGANIZATIONAL STANDARDS
Section 301.329 - Medical Records System
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code § 301.329
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) Maintenance of medical records. The LMHA, MCO, and the provider must ensure:
(1) protection against unauthorized access,
disclosure, modification or destruction of medical records, whether accidental
or deliberate;
(2) the
availability, integrity, utility, authenticity, and confidentiality of
information within the medical record;
(3) a current, organized, legible, and
comprehensive records system that:
(A)
conforms to good professional practice;
(B) permits effective clinical review and
audit; and
(C) facilitates prompt
and systematic retrieval of information;
(4) a medical records system with sufficient
redundancy to ensure access to individual records; and
(5) compliance with applicable federal and
state laws, rules, and regulations, including HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, and the
requirements described in Chapter 414, Subchapter A of Title 25 (relating to
Protected Health Information).
(b) Disaster recovery plan. The LMHA, MCO, and the provider must maintain a written disaster recovery plan for information resources that will ensure service continuity.
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