Section Vet 701.02 - Transfer of Records(a) The original physical records shall be the property of the practice, shelter, or facility at which care was provided except that the licensed veterinarian shall comply with any request by the animal's owner for a copy of the records within one week. A minimal fee may be charged but the sending of the copies shall not be contingent upon payment of any prior outstanding balance or this fee.(b) All previous veterinary medical records relating to the animal, not the owner, shall become available to the new owner of an animal.(c) Unique, non-digital radiographs and ultrasonographic images shall be transferred to the new veterinarian if requested by the animal's owner but shall be returned to the original veterinarian. The new veterinarian may make copies of the images if needed.(d) Medical records exclude financial and billing information.N.H. Admin. Code § Vet 701.02
#7418, eff 12-21-00, EXPIRED: 12-21-08
New. #9464-B, eff 4-23-09
Amended by Volume XXXIX Number 32, Filed August 8, 2019, Proposed by #12842, Effective 8/1/2019, Expires 1/28/2020.Amended by Volume XLII Number 41, Filed October 13, 2022, Proposed by #13454, Effective 9/28/2022, Expires 9/28/2032