2014 Code of Alabama
Title 34 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES.
Chapter 22 - OPTOMETRISTS.
Section 34-22-84 - Maintenance of records.
(a) Patient records shall be maintained for all telemedicine services. The provider or distant site provider shall maintain the records created at any site where treatment or evaluation is provided.
(b) Distant site providers shall obtain an adequate and complete medical history for the patient before providing treatment and shall document the medical history in the patient record.
(c) Patient records shall include copies of all relevant patient-related electronic communications, including relevant provider-patient email, prescriptions, laboratory and test results, evaluations and consultations, records of past care, and instructions. If possible, telemedicine encounters that are recorded electronically shall also be included in the patient record.
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