Section 115.3. Director

(a) The medical records service shall be under the direction and supervision of a certified medical records practitioner. If no certified person is available on a full-time basis, a certified person shall be employed on a part-time or consulting basis.

(b) The director of the medical record service should advise, administer, supervise, and perform work involved in the development, analysis, maintenance and use of medical records and reports.

(c) When the director is employed on a part-time or consulting basis, he shall organize the department, train the regular personnel, and make periodic visits to the hospital to evaluate the records and the operation of the service. A written contract specifying his duties and responsibilities shall be kept on file and made available for inspection by the Department’s surveyor.

The provisions of this § 115.3 amended through December 3, 1982, effective December 4, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 4129. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (52797).

Notation

Authority

The provisions of this § 115.3 issued under section 2102(g) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 532(g)); and section 803 of the Health Care Facilities Act (35 P. S. § 448.803).