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2017 Mississippi Code
Title 41 - Public Health
Chapter 9 - Regulation of Hospitals; Hospital Records
Hospital Records -- Use in Trials and Administrative Hearings
§ 41-9-101. Definitions
Universal Citation: MS Code § 41-9-101 (2017)
- As used in Sections 41-9-101 through 41-9-119, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them:
- (a) "Records" shall mean and include "hospital records" as defined in Section 41-9-61; however, a subpoena duces tecum for records shall not be deemed to include X-rays, electrocardiograms and like graphic matter unless specifically referred to in the subpoena; and
- (b) "Custodian" shall mean and include the health information administrator or registered health information technician and the administrator or other chief officer of a duly licensed hospital in this state and its proprietor, as well as their deputies and assistants, and any other persons who are official custodians or depositories of records. The custodian shall abide, in all respects, to the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), notwithstanding any other state statute.
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