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Who Is Allowed To View A Patient’s Medical Information Under Hipaa?

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Who Is Allowed To View A Patient’s Medical Information Under Hipaa? With limited exceptions, the HIPAA Privacy Rule gives individuals the right to access, upon request, the medical and health information (protected health information or PHI) about them in one or more designated record sets maintained by or for the individuals’ health care providers and

How Long Do Psychiatrists Keep Medical Records?

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How Long Do Psychiatrists Keep Medical Records? A licensed psychologist shall retain a patient’s health service records for a minimum of seven years from the patient’s discharge date. If the patient is a minor, the patient’s health service records shall be retained for a minimum of seven years from the date the patient reaches 18