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Practitioners Required to Create and Maintain a Health Record – Ind. Code Ann.§ 16-39-7-1
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Current as of June 2015
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Health care providers must maintain the original health records or microfilms of the records for at least 7 years. Providers who violate this requirement commit an offense for which a board may impose disciplinary sanctions against the provider. However, a provider is immune from civil liability for destroying or failing to maintain the record if the destruction or failure occurred in connection with a disaster emergency as declared by the governor or other disaster (unless the destruction or failure was due to negligence by the provider).
Providers that are subject to these requirements include:
- Physicians
- Dentists
- Registered nurses
- Licensed practical nurses
- Optometrists
- Podiatrists
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapists
- Psychologists
- Audiologists
- Speech-language pathologists
- Home health agencies
- Hospitals
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Current as of June 2015
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