§ 3-07 Records.
RCNY § 3-07
(a)Policy.
(1)The Health Authority shall design and implement written policies and procedures for the maintenance of medical and dental records for use in correctional facilities which are: (i) documented accurately, legibly, and in a timely manner; and (ii) readily accessible to health care personnel.
(2)Records for inmates who are treated at the hospital shall comply with the legal requirements of the hospitals' accrediting agent(s).
(b)Format and Contents.
(3)The health record shall accompany each inmate whenever he or she is transferred to another New York City Department of Correction institution. The health record, or a copy of the record, or pertinent sections of the record shall accompany each inmate whenever he or she is treated in a specialty clinic within a Department of Correction facility upon request of the specialty clinic physician.
(4)When an inmate is treated at a specialty clinic in a municipal hospital or other off-site health care facility, a detailed consultation request containing significant data, lab results and all relevant medical history shall accompany each inmate. When specialists at any off-site facility require the complete medical record, there shall be a written procedure in place to allow for the confidential transfer and return of this record or a copy of the record.
(c)Retention of Institutional Records.
