Under which of the following conditions can an original paper-based patient health record be
physically removed from the hospital?
A. when the patient is brought to the hospital emergency department following a motor vehicle
accident and, after assessment, is transferred with his health record to a trauma designated
emergency department at another hospital
B. when the director of health records is acting in response to a subpoena duces tecum and takes
the health record to court
C. when the patient is discharged by the physician and at the time of discharge is transported to
a long-term care facility with his health record
D. when the record is taken to a physician's private office for a follow-up patient visit
postdischarge
B When the patient is brought to the hospital ED following a motor vehicle accident and, after
assessment, is transferred with his health record to a trauma designated ED at another
hospital; and when the patient is discharged by the physician and at time of discharge is
transported to a long-term care facility with his health record: In these situations a transfer
summary or pertinent copies from the inpatient health record may accompany the patient, but
the original record stays on the premises.
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