General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5637
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 1061
Referred to Committee on Public Health
Introduced by:
REP. WIDLITZ, 98th Dist. REP. REED, 102nd Dist. SEN. MEYER, 12th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5637
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 1061
Referred to Committee on Public Health
Introduced by:
REP. WIDLITZ, 98th Dist.
REP. REED, 102nd Dist.
SEN. MEYER, 12th Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING LIFETIME RETENTION OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 19a-25c of the general statutes be amended to establish a lifetime record retention requirement for any health care provider or institution utilizing an electronic medical records system.
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure the preservation of a patient's medical history when recorded electronically.