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Health Information Technology in Georgia

 

Health Information Technology in Georgia

Subtopic Statute/Regulation Description
Personal health records (PHRs) Conditions and procedures for copying records, Ga. Code Ann., § 31-33-2 Conditions and procedures for copying records A provider who has custody over a patient’s medical record must retain the record for at least 10...
Home Health Agencies Standards for Patient Care, Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-31-.09 Home Health Agencies Standards for Patient Care
Mental Health Facility Examination of Patient Records, Ga. Code Ann. § 37-3-167 Mental Health Facility Examination of Patient Records
Mental Health Record Confidentiality - Ga. Stat. Ann. § 37-3-166 Records and information relating to the mental health of an individual are confidential and privileged to the patient, and may only be disclosed in...
Registration of Births, Ga. Code Ann. § 31-10-9 Registration of Births
Electronic health records (EHRs) Electronic Health Records, Ga. Code Ann. § 31-33-8 Electronic Health Records
Electronic pharmacy, including e-prescriptions and e-prescribing Electronic Prior Authorization for Pharmacies, Ga. Code Ann. § 33-64-8 Electronic Prior Authorization for Pharmacies
Filling and Refilling Prescriptions, Ga. Code Ann. § 26-4-80 Filling and Refilling prescriptions.     
Hospital Pharmaceutical Services, Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-40-.22 Hospital Pharmaceutical Services
Pharmacy Patient Records, Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 480-27-.09 Pharmacy Patient Records
Health Information Exchanges Hospital Establishment and Operation of Health Care Data System, Ga. Code Ann. § 31-7-281 Hospital Establishment and Operation of Health Care Data System
Electronic claims submission if required as part of a program for reimbursement Medicaid Review of Complaints and Denied Claims, Ga. Code Ann. § 33-21A-7 Medicaid Review of Complaints and Denied Claims