Rule 37.106.314 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ALL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES: MEDICAL RECORDS(1) A health care facility must initiate and maintain a safe, secure, and confidential medical record for each patient, resident, or client.(2) A health care facility, excluding a hospital, shall retain a patient's, resident's, or client's medical records for no less than six years following the date of the patient's, resident's, or client's discharge or death, or upon the closure of the facility.Mont. Admin. r. 37.106.314
NEW, 1980 MAR p. 1587, Eff. 6/13/80; AMD, 1990 MAR p. 1259, Eff. 6/29/90; TRANS, from DHES, 2002 MAR p. 185; AMD, 2013 MAR p. 2146, Eff. 11/15/1350-5-103, MCA; IMP, 50-5-103, 50-5-106, 50-5-204, MCA;