N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43A-27.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:43A-27.5 - Medical records

(a) Original medical records or components of medical records shall remain on the premises of the satellite or the licensed facility with which the satellite is affiliated unless they are under court order or subpoena or removed in order to safeguard the record in the case of a physical plant emergency or natural disaster. Off-site storage of records may be used only if the Department is given prior notice, including the details of the storage arrangement, and only if such storage arrangements will ensure retrieval and delivery of the patient's medical record to the facility within one business day on a seven day per week, 24 hour per day, basis and immediate availability of medical record information through telephone and facsimile communications systems.

(b) The satellite facility shall develop and implement a system for the establishment and maintenance of medical records for patients who come to the satellite facility on an unscheduled basis.