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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: April 18, 2024) |
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59. Agency for Health Care Administration |
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59A. Health Facility and Agency Licensing |
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59A-4. Minimum Standards For Nursing Homes |
Effective on Monday, December 21, 2015
1(1) The licensee must designate a full-time employee as being responsible and accountable for the facility’s medical records.
19(2) Each medical record must contain sufficient information to clearly identify the resident, his or her diagnosis and treatment, and results.
40(3) Medical records must be retained for a period of five years from the date of discharge. In the case of a minor, the record must be retained for 3 years after a resident reaches legal age under state law.
80Rulemaking Authority 82400.23 FS. 84Law Implemented 86400.141, 87400.23 FS. 89History–New 4-1-82, Amended 4-1-84, 3-2-88, Formerly 10D-29.118, Amended 4-18-94, 12-21-15.
