Texas Occupations Code 153.003 – Rules Regarding Maintenance of Patient Records
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(a) The board by rule shall establish the period for which patient records must be maintained.
(b) The rules adopted under this section must prohibit a physician from destroying a medical record from the forensic medical examination of a sexual assault victim conducted under Subchapter G, Chapter 56A, Code of Criminal Procedure, until the 20th anniversary of the date the record was created.
Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 153.003
- Board: means the Texas Medical Board. See Texas Occupations Code 151.002
- Physician: means a person licensed to practice medicine in this state. See Texas Occupations Code 151.002
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005