Missouri 2025 Regular Session

Missouri Senate Bill SB261 Compare Versions

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2	2	FIRST REGULAR SESSION
3	3	SENATE BILL NO. 261
4	4	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
5	5	INTRODUCED BY SENATOR MOSLEY.
6	6	0066S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
7	7	AN ACT
8	8	To repeal section 334.097, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to patient
9	9	records.
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11	11	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
12	12	Section A. Section 334.097, RSMo, is repealed and one new 1
13	13	section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 334.097, 2
14	14	to read as follows:3
15	15	334.097. 1. Physicians shall maintain an adequate and 1
16	16	complete patient record for each patient and may maintain 2
17	17	electronic records provided the record -keeping format is 3
18	18	capable of being printed for review by the state board of 4
19	19	registration for the healing arts. An adequate and complete 5
20	20	patient record shall include documentation of the following 6
21	21	information: 7
22	22	(1) Identification of the patient, includi ng name, 8
23	23	birthdate, address and telephone number; 9
24	24	(2) The date or dates the patient was seen; 10
25	25	(3) The current status of the patient, including the 11
26	26	reason for the visit; 12
27	27	(4) Observation of pertinent physical findings; 13
28	28	(5) Assessment and clinical impression of diagnosis; 14
29	29	(6) Plan for care and treatment, or additional 15
30	30	consultations or diagnostic testing, if necessary. If 16
31	31	treatment includes medication, the physician shall include 17 SB 261 2
32	32	in the patient record the medication and dosag e of any 18
33	33	medication prescribed, dispensed or administered; 19
34	34	(7) Any informed consent for office procedures ; and 20
35	35	(8) If requested to be documented by the patient, any 21
36	36	question asked related to the care and treatment of the 22
37	37	patient and the phys ician's response to such question . 23
38	38	2. Patient records remaining under the care, custody 24
39	39	and control of the licensee shall be maintained by the 25
40	40	licensee of the board, or the licensee's designee, for a 26
41	41	minimum of seven years from the date of when th e last 27
42	42	professional service was provided. 28
43	43	3. Any correction, addition or change in any patient 29
44	44	record made more than forty -eight hours after the final 30
45	45	entry is entered in the record and signed by the physician 31
46	46	shall be clearly marked and identifi ed as such, and the 32
47	47	date, time and name of the person making the correction, 33
48	48	addition or change shall be included, as well as the reason 34
49	49	for the correction, addition or change. 35
50	50	4. A consultative report shall be considered an 36
51	51	adequate medical reco rd for a radiologist, pathologist or a 37
52	52	consulting physician. 38
53	53	5. The board shall not initiate disciplinary action 39
54	54	pursuant to subsection 2 of section 334.100 against a 40
55	55	licensee solely based on a violation of this section. If 41
56	56	the board initiates d isciplinary action against the licensee 42
57	57	for any reason other than a violation of this section, the 43
58	58	board may allege violation of this section as an additional 44
59	59	cause for discipline pursuant to subdivision (6) of 45
60	60	subsection 2 of section 334.100. 46
61	61	6. The board shall not obtain a patient medical record 47
62	62	without written authorization from the patient to obtain the 48 SB 261 3
63	63	medical record or the issuance of a subpoena for the patient 49
64	64	medical record. 50
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