As Amended
SEC. 41-9-77. Reproduction of hospital records.
Any hospital may, in its discretion, cause any hospital record or part thereof to be reproduced on film or in any other acceptable form of medium, as determined by the licensing agency, which shall include, but not be limited to, microfilming, photographing, photostating or storage on optical disks. After the records have been reproduced, the hospital may retire the original documents so reproduced. Any such reproduction or copy of an original hospital record or part thereof shall be deemed to be the original hospital record or part thereof for all purposes, shall be subject to retention and retirement as provided in Sections 41-9-69 to 41-9-73, and shall be admissible as evidence in all courts or administrative agencies to the same extent as the original would be or would have been admissible. A facsimile, exemplification or copy of such reproduction or copy shall be deemed to be a transcript, exemplification or copy of the original hospital record or part thereof. However, no state hospital shall undertake such reproduction or destruction of records except as provided in Section 25-59-1 et seq. No other public hospital shall undertake such reproduction unless the expense thereof has been provided for in the annual budget, or an amendment thereof, approved for such public hospital.
SOURCES: Codes, 1942, Sec. 7146-58; Laws, 1962, ch. 411, Sec. 8; 1991, ch. 446, Sec. 1, eff from and after July 1, 1991.