Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 44, November 1, 2024
Section R9-10-2111 - Medical RecordsA. An administrator shall ensure that: 1. A patient's medical record is established and maintained for each patient according to A.R.S. Title 12, Chapter 13, Article 7.1;2. An entry in a patient's medical record is: a. Recorded only by an individual authorized by policies and procedures to make the entry;b. Dated, legible, and authenticated; andc. Not changed to make the initial entry illegible;3. An order is: a. Dated when the order is entered in the patient's medical record and includes the time of the order;b. Authenticated by a medical staff according to policies and procedures; andc. If the order is a verbal order, authenticated by the medical staff issuing the order;4. If a rubber-stamp signature or an electronic signature is used to authenticate an order, the individual whose signature the rubber-stamp signature or electronic signature represents is accountable for the use of the rubber-stamp signature or electronic signature;5. A patient's medical record is available to an individual: a. Authorized according by policies and procedures to access the patient's medical record;b. If the individual is not authorized according to policies and procedures, with the written consent of the patient or the patient's representative; or6. Policies and procedures that include the maximum time-frame to retrieve an onsite or off-site patient's medical record at the request of a medical staff or authorized personnel member; and7. A patient's medical record is protected from loss, damage, or unauthorized use.B. If a recovery care center maintains patients' medical records electronically, an administrator shall ensure that: 1. Safeguards exist to prevent unauthorized access, and2. The date and time of an entry in a patient's medical record is recorded by the computer's internal clock.C. An administrator shall ensure that a patient's medical record contains: 1. Patient information that includes: b. The patient's address,c. The patient's date of birth, and2. The date of admission and, if applicable, the date of discharge;3. The admitting diagnosis;4. A discharge summary from the referring health care institution or physician;5. If applicable, documented general consent and informed consent by the patient or the patient's representative;6. The medical history and physical examination required in R9-10-2107(B)(1);7. A copy of the patient's health care directive, if applicable;8. The name and telephone number of the patient's medical practitioner;9. If applicable, the name and contact information of the patient's representative and: a. If the patient is 18 years of age or older or an emancipated minor, the document signed by the patient consenting for the patient's representative to act on the patient's behalf; orb. If the patient's representative; i. Is a legal guardian, a copy of the court order establishing guardianship; orii. Has a health care power of attorney established under A.R.S. § 36-3221 or a mental health care power of attorney executed under A.R.S. § 36-3282, a copy of the health care power of attorney or mental health care power of attorney;14. Documentation of recovery care center services provided to a patient;15. The disposition of the patient after discharge;17. A discharge summary, if applicable;18. Transfer documentation from the referring health care institution or physician;19. If applicable: c. A diagnostic report, andd. A consultation report;20. If applicable, documentation of any actions taken to control the patient's sudden, intense, or out-of-control behavior to prevent harm to the patient or another individual;21. If applicable, documentation that evacuation from the recovery care center would cause harm to the patient; and22. Documentation of a medication administered to the patient that includes: a. The date and time of administration;b. The name, strength, dosage, and route of administration;c. For a medication administered for pain on a PRN basis:i. An assessment of the patient's pain before administering the medication, andii. The effect of the medication administered;d. For a psychotropic medication administered on a PRN basis: i. An assessment of the patient's behavior before administering the psychotropic medication, andii. The effect of the psychotropic medication administered;e. The signature of the individual administering or observing the patient self-administer the medication; andf. Any adverse reaction a patient has to the medication.D. An administrator shall ensure that a patient's medical record is completed within 30 calendar days after the patient's discharge.Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-10-2111
Renumbered from R9-10-511 by final rulemaking at 25 A.A.R. 1222, effective 4/25/2019