Space shall be provided for the safe storage of patients' or residents' records at the nurses' or attendants' station, a central control point for the storage of records and medications, and in general storage. Records shall be filed so as to be readily accessible. All patients' and residents' records shall be preserved for a period of at least five years following discharge or death.
Minn. R. agency 144, ch. 4655, RECORDS AND REPORTS, pt. 4655.3600
Statutory Authority: MS s 144.56; 144A.02 to 144A.08