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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 301IDD-BH CONTRACTOR ADMINISTRATOR FUNCTIONS
SUBCHAPTER GMENTAL HEALTH COMMUNITY SERVICES STANDARDS
DIVISION 2ORGANIZATIONAL STANDARDS
RULE §301.329Medical Records System

(a) Maintenance of medical records. The LMHA, MCO, and the provider must ensure:

  (1) protection against unauthorized access, disclosure, modification or destruction of medical records, whether accidental or deliberate;

  (2) the availability, integrity, utility, authenticity, and confidentiality of information within the medical record;

  (3) a current, organized, legible, and comprehensive records system that:

    (A) conforms to good professional practice;

    (B) permits effective clinical review and audit; and

    (C) facilitates prompt and systematic retrieval of information;

  (4) a medical records system with sufficient redundancy to ensure access to individual records; and

  (5) compliance with applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations, including HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, and the requirements described in Chapter 414, Subchapter A of this title (relating to Protected Health Information).

(b) Disaster recovery plan. The LMHA, MCO, and the provider must maintain a written disaster recovery plan for information resources that will ensure service continuity.


Source Note: The provisions of this §301.329 adopted to be effective April 29, 2009, 34 TexReg 2603; transferred effective March 15, 2020, as published in the February 21, 2020 issue of the Texas Register, 45 TexReg 1237

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