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Maintaining, Copying, and Destroying Your Patient Records
Length: 1 Hour
Medical record laws are continually changing. Federal laws, state laws, and court cases converge in the chiropractic physician's office when dealing with our legal responsibilities and requirements regarding medical records. How long do we keep records? When can a patient request records? Are we obligated to give the records? How long do we have? How much can I charge? These are just a few of the questions our doctors face regularly. This course provides doctors and staff with the information necessary to establish sound policies surrounding our patients' records.
This course will cover practice requirements, including:
- HIPAA, state law, and case law,
- Who can request records,
- Right of Access vs. Authorization,
- Cures Act basics,
- Appropriate fees and acceptable time for copies,
- Requests for deceased patients,
- Copy requests for workers' compensation, and
- Natural disasters that result in record destruction.
This course was originally presented by Marc Abla, CAE on July 25, 2023, and sponsored by the Illinois Chiropractic Society.
Marc Abla, CAE, Executive Director, Illinois Chiropractic Society
Marc Abla, CAE has been with the Illinois Chiropractic Society for 20 years and has extensive knowledge surrounding many compliance and legal-related issues surrounding the chiropractic profession. He is a Certified Association Executive and a graduate of the Certified Leadership Series through the Illinois Society of Association Executives. Additionally, he is a member of the Illinois Society of Association Executives, the American Society of Association Executives, serves on the Board of Directors for the Congress of Chiropractic State Associations, and is currently the Chairman of the Leadership Committee for the Chiropractic Future Strategic Plan.
