Authentication of entries; procedure
Sec. 2. Entries made in a hospital medical record may be
authenticated by showing that:
(1) the electronic data processing equipment is standard
equipment in the hospital;
(2) the entries were made in the regular course of business at or
reasonably near to the happening of the event or order, opinion,
or other information recorded;
(3) the security of the entries from unauthorized access can be
demonstrated through the use of audit trails; and
(4) records of all original entries and subsequent access to the
information are maintained.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.39.
Last modified: May 24, 2006