A facility shall provide for filing, safe storage, and easy accessibility of care records. The care records must be preserved as original records or in another readily retrievable and reproducible form. Care records must be protected against access by unauthorized individuals. All care records must be retained by the health care facility upon change of ownership.

Source: 38 SDR 115, effective January 9, 2012; 46 SDR 65, effective November 26, 2019.

General Authority: SDCL 34-12-13(10).

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13(10).

Prior versions effective: 2012-01-09.