New
Delhi: To raise awareness among doctors regarding public health
information, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has said that doctors
and hospitals need to know that it is obligatory for them to provide a
copy of the case record or medical record to the patient or his legal
representative.
The IMA said that as per law, medical records belong to the medical
professionals / entities but patients generally have a right to review
them, demand copies of them, and to demand their confidentiality as per
the MCI ethics regulations.
The Medical Council of India (MCI) has imposed an obligation on
hospitals as per the regulations notified on March 11, 20022, amended up
to December 2010 to maintain the medical record and provide patient
access to it.
According to them, every physician shall maintain the medical records
pertaining to his / her indoor patients for a period of three years from
the date of commencement of the treatment in a standard proforma laid
down by the MCI.
" If any request is made for medical records either by the patients /
authorised attendant or legal authorities involved, the same may be duly
acknowledged and documents shall be issued within a period of 72
hours," said S.S.Agarwal, IMA president.
Madurai edition of The Hindu, Sunday, March 27, 2016 )
Courtesy: MPS
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