2013 Mississippi Code
Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter 9 - REGULATION OF HOSPITALS; HOSPITAL RECORDS
HOSPITAL RECORDS -- PREPARATION, PRESERVATION AND DESTRUCTION
§ 41-9-75 - Abstracts of hospital records; destruction of originals
Upon retirement of any hospital record or part thereof, the hospital shall cause an abstract to be made of any pertinent data where so required by the rules and regulations of the licensing agency, or as the hospital in its discretion may find proper. The hospital record or part thereof so retired shall be destroyed or otherwise disposed of by burning, shredding or other effective method in keeping with the confidential nature of its contents.
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