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205.566 Electronic medical record database.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(a)
To the extent allowable by federal law, any Medicaid-participating health care
provider who provides services to any medical assistance recipient may, at the
discretion of the health care provider, maintain in an electronic medical record
database the medical record for each medical assistance recipient receiving
services by the health care provider.
(b) An electronic signature shall be accepted for any medical record maintained
under paragraph (a) of this subsection.
Any electronic medical record database maintained under subsection (1) of this
section shall be capable of printing a complete written medical record of each
medical assistance recipient.
Any provider who maintains an electronic medical record database under subsection
(1) of this section shall:
(a) Notify the department of the existence of the electronic medical record
database;
(b) Certify that the electronic medical record database will be confidential and
that patient privacy will be protected;
(c) Institute best practices to prevent access to the medical record database by any
person who would not otherwise be authorized to review or obtain a written
version of the medical records; and
(d) Institute the best practices to assure the security of the database.
Effective: July 15, 2002
History: Created 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 363, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2002.
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