(a) If any hospital is finally closed, its hospital records shall be delivered and turned over, in good order and properly indexed for convenient reference, to the department, which shall store, retain, retire and provide access to the information in the same manner as is provided for by hospitals.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-11-308

  • Department: means the department of health. See Tennessee Code 68-11-302
  • Hospital: means any institution, place, building or agency that has been licensed by the board, as defined in §. See Tennessee Code 68-11-302
  • Hospital records: means those medical histories, records, reports, summaries, diagnoses, prognoses, records of treatment and medication ordered and given, entries, X-rays, radiology interpretations, and other written, electronic, or graphic data prepared, kept, made or maintained in hospitals that pertain to hospital confinements or hospital services rendered to patients admitted to hospitals or receiving emergency room or outpatient care. See Tennessee Code 68-11-302
(b) In its discretion, the department may also exercise like authority, and to the same effect, with respect to reproduction of such hospital records as is conferred in § 68-11-306.
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