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MS Code § 41-9-65 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 41 - Public Health|Chapter 9 - Regulation of Hospitals; Hospital Records|Hospital Records - Preparation, Preservation and Destruction|§ 41-9-65. Hospital records constitute hospital property subject to reasonable access

  Hospital records are and shall remain the property of the various hospitals, subject however to reasonable access to the information contained in the records upon good cause shown by the patient, his personal representatives or heirs, his attending medical personnel and his duly authorized nominees, and upon payment of any reasonable charges for that service. Nothing in this section shall be construed to deny access to hospital records by representatives and officials of the State Department of Health, in the discharge of their official duties, under Sections 41-3-15, 41-23-1 and 41-23-2.   Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent an heir from obtaining access to a decedent's medical records under Section 41-10-3.
MS Code § 41-9-67 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 41 - Public Health|Chapter 9 - Regulation of Hospitals; Hospital Records|Hospital Records - Preparation, Preservation and Destruction|§ 41-9-67. Hospital records not public records; privileged communications rule not impaired

 Except as otherwise provided by law, hospital records shall not constitute public records, and nothing contained in Sections 41-9-61 through 41-9-83 shall be deemed to impair any privilege of confidence conferred by law or the Mississippi Rules of Evidence on patients, their personal representatives or heirs, by Section 13-1-21, Mississippi Code of 1972.
MS Code § 41-9-68 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 41 - Public Health|Chapter 9 - Regulation of Hospitals; Hospital Records|Hospital Records - Preparation, Preservation and Destruction|§ 41-9-68. Certain hospital records exempt from requirement of public access

  Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, records maintained by public hospitals shall be exempt from the provisions of the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983.   The following records of public hospitals shall not be exempt from the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983:   The official minutes of the board of trustees of a public hospital;   Financial reports not otherwise exempt that are required by state or federal statute or regulation to be filed with the owner of the public hospital or with any other agency of state or federal government; and   Any other record maintained by a public hospital that does not fall within the definition of the term "hospital records" as that term is defined in Section 41-9-61, except for the following records, which shall be exempt:   Records directly relating to the terms of any potential or current employment or services agreement with any physicians or other employees of a public hospital, including any application for medical staff privileges or membership with a public hospital;   Records directly relating to the credentialing, health, performance, salary, raises or disciplinary action of any employee or medical staff member or applicant for medical staff privileges at a public hospital;   Records directly relating to prospective strategic business decisions of a public hospital, including without limitation, decisions to open a new service line, implement capital improvements, or file applications for certificates of need or determinations of nonreviewability with the State Department of Health; and   Records directly relating to individual patient billing and collection information.
MS Code § 41-9-71 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 41 - Public Health|Chapter 9 - Regulation of Hospitals; Hospital Records|Hospital Records - Preparation, Preservation and Destruction|§ 41-9-71. Early retirement of hospital records on consent of patient and physician

 Any hospital may, in its discretion, retire any hospital record or part thereof prior to the expiration of the period of retention established in Section 41-9-69 upon the written consent of the patient involved, if he be an adult and of sound mind, and the consent of the attending physician, if he be alive. If the attending physician be not alive, such records or part thereof may be so retired upon the written consent of such patient. However, in no event shall any consent be valid if given within one (1) year from the date of discharge.
MS Code § 41-9-73 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 41 - Public Health|Chapter 9 - Regulation of Hospitals; Hospital Records|Hospital Records - Preparation, Preservation and Destruction|§ 41-9-73. Retention of hospital records for longer periods

 Any hospital may retain, preserve and store hospital records for such longer periods as in its discretion it may find proper or as may be required by any court of competent jurisdiction.
MS Code § 41-9-75 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 41 - Public Health|Chapter 9 - Regulation of Hospitals; Hospital Records|Hospital Records - Preparation, Preservation and Destruction|§ 41-9-75. Abstracts of hospital records; destruction of originals

 Upon retirement of any hospital record or part thereof, the hospital shall cause an abstract to be made of any pertinent data where so required by the rules and regulations of the licensing agency, or as the hospital in its discretion may find proper. The hospital record or part thereof so retired shall be destroyed or otherwise disposed of by burning, shredding or other effective method in keeping with the confidential nature of its contents.
MS Code § 41-9-77 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 41 - Public Health|Chapter 9 - Regulation of Hospitals; Hospital Records|Hospital Records - Preparation, Preservation and Destruction|§ 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, storage on optical disks, or any other form of electronic or digital media. 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 through 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 the 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 that reproduction or destruction of records except as provided in Section 25-59-1 et seq. No other public hospital shall undertake that reproduction unless the expense for it has been provided for in the annual budget, or an amendment to the budget, approved for that public hospital.
MS Code § 41-9-79 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 41 - Public Health|Chapter 9 - Regulation of Hospitals; Hospital Records|Hospital Records - Preparation, Preservation and Destruction|§ 41-9-79. Disposition of hospital records on closing of hospital

 If any hospital shall be finally closed, its hospital records may be delivered and turned over to any other hospital or hospitals in the vicinity willing to accept and retain the same as provided for in Section 41-9-69. If there be no such other hospital, the closing hospital shall deliver its hospital records, in good order and properly indexed for convenient reference, to the licensing agency, which shall store, retain, retire and provide access to the information therein in the same manner as is provided for by hospitals. In its discretion, the licensing agency may also exercise like authority, and to the same effect, with respect to reproduction of such hospital records as is conferred on state hospitals by Section 41-9-77.
MS Code § 41-9-81 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 41 - Public Health|Chapter 9 - Regulation of Hospitals; Hospital Records|Hospital Records - Preparation, Preservation and Destruction|§ 41-9-81. Business records of hospitals

 The commissioners or board of trustees of any hospital owned or owned and operated separately or jointly by one or more counties, cities, towns, supervisors districts or election districts, or combinations thereof, shall have the power and authority, in its discretion, to retire and destroy any of the following business records of the hospital at any time three (3) years after the respective dates that the same are prepared, made, received, executed, acted on or otherwise completed: intrahospital requisitions; inventory records of expendable supplies; temporary records pertaining to patients' charges; department reports; paid invoices; purchase orders; and similar documents of temporary use and value.   In addition to the foregoing, whenever any business records which are required by law to be preserved and retained for indefinite periods, or which are necessary or desirable on the basis of sound business practices to be preserved or retained, shall have been so retained and preserved for a period of six (6) years, the commissioners or board of trustees of any such hospital shall have the power and authority, in its discretion, to retire and destroy the same. However, nothing contained herein shall authorize the retirement, destruction or disposal of any business records containing or consisting of minutes or minute books; bylaws or rules and regulations; general ledgers; disbursement registers or journals; cash receipts registers; maintenance and investment accounts; inventory records; ledger cards, sheets or other records of unpaid accounts receivable; other evidence of unpaid indebtedness; budgets; audit reports; licenses or permits; abstracts or certificates of title; geological reports; engineering or architectural plans, specifications or drawings; or any other business records which are otherwise required by law, order or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, applicable rules and regulations or sound business practices to be retained permanently or for longer periods than six (6) years.   Except as otherwise provided by law, order or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, or applicable rules and regulations, any privately owned and operated hospital may retire any business records at such times as in its judgment may conform to sound business practices and the reasonable accommodation of other interested parties.   Any hospital may, in its discretion, and at any time, cause any part of its business records to be reproduced in like manner and with like effect as provided in Section 41-9-77 with respect to hospital records. However, this shall not be construed to permit the destruction, retirement or earlier retirement of any business record which is otherwise prohibited or deferred by this section.
MS Code § 41-9-83 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 41 - Public Health|Chapter 9 - Regulation of Hospitals; Hospital Records|Hospital Records - Preparation, Preservation and Destruction|§ 41-9-83. Violations; civil liability

 Willful violation of the provisions of Sections 41-9-61 through 41-9-83 shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable as provided for by law. No hospital, its officers, employees or medical and nursing personnel practicing therein, shall be civilly liable for violation of said sections except to the extent of liability for actual damages in a civil action for willful or reckless and wanton acts or omissions constituting such violation. Such liability shall be subject, however, to any immunities or limitations of liability or damages provided by law.
MS Code § 41-9-101 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 41 - Public Health|Chapter 9 - Regulation of Hospitals; Hospital Records|Hospital Records - Use in Trials and Administrative Hearings|§ 41-9-101. Definitions

 As used in Sections 41-9-101 through 41-9-119, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them:   "Records" shall mean and include "hospital records" as defined in Section 41-9-61; however, a subpoena duces tecum for records shall not be deemed to include X-rays, electrocardiograms and like graphic matter unless specifically referred to in the subpoena; and   "Custodian" shall mean and include the health information administrator or registered health information technician and the administrator or other chief officer of a duly licensed hospital in this state and its proprietor, as well as their deputies and assistants, and any other persons who are official custodians or depositories of records. The custodian shall abide, in all respects, to the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), notwithstanding any other state statute.
MS Code § 41-9-103 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 41 - Public Health|Chapter 9 - Regulation of Hospitals; Hospital Records|Hospital Records - Use in Trials and Administrative Hearings|§ 41-9-103. Furnishing copies of records in compliance with subpoenas

 Except as hereinafter provided, when a subpoena duces tecum is served upon a custodian of records of any hospital duly licensed under the laws of this state in an action or proceeding in which the hospital is neither a party nor the place where any cause of action is alleged to have arisen and such subpoena requires the production of all or any part of the records of the hospital relating to the care or treatment of a patient in such hospital, it shall be sufficient compliance therewith if the custodian or other officer of the hospital shall, on or before the time specified in the subpoena duces tecum, file with the court clerk or the officer, body or tribunal conducting the hearing, a true and correct copy (which may be a copy reproduced on film or other reproducing material by microfilming, photographing, photostating or other approximate process, or a facsimile, exemplification or copy of such reproduction or copy) of all records described in such subpoena.
MS Code § 41-9-105 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 41 - Public Health|Chapter 9 - Regulation of Hospitals; Hospital Records|Hospital Records - Use in Trials and Administrative Hearings|§ 41-9-105. Sealing, identification and direction of copies

 The copy of the records shall be separately enclosed in an inner-envelope or wrapper, sealed, with the title and number of the action, name of witness and date of subpoena clearly inscribed thereon. The sealed envelope or wrapper shall then be enclosed in an outer-envelope or wrapper, sealed, and directed as follows:   If the subpoena directs attendance in court, to the clerk of such court or to the judge thereof; if the subpoena directs attendance at a deposition, to the officer before whom the deposition is to be taken, at the place designated in the subpoena for the taking of the deposition or at his place of business; in other cases, to the officer, body or tribunal conducting the hearing, at a like address.
MS Code § 41-9-107 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 41 - Public Health|Chapter 9 - Regulation of Hospitals; Hospital Records|Hospital Records - Use in Trials and Administrative Hearings|§ 41-9-107. Opening of sealed envelopes

 Unless the sealed envelope or wrapper is returned to a witness who is to appear personally, the copy of the records shall remain sealed and shall be opened only at the time of trial, deposition, or other hearing, upon the direction of the judge, court, officer, body, or tribunal conducting the proceeding, in the presence of all parties who have appeared in person or by counsel at such trial, deposition or hearing. Before directing that such inner-envelope or wrapper be opened, the judge, court, officer, body, or tribunal shall first ascertain that either (1) the records have been subpoenaed at the instance of the patient involved or his counsel of record, or (2) the patient involved or someone authorized in his behalf to do so for him has consented thereto and waived any privilege of confidence involved. Records which are not introduced in evidence or required as part of the record shall be returned to the person or entity from whom received.   The provisions of this section shall not apply in (a) a Workers' Compensation proceeding if the pertinent record is the record of the claimant therein or a claimant's decedent; or (b) physician or podiatrist disciplinary proceedings pursuant to Sections 73-25-1 through 73-25-39, 73-25-51 through 73-25-67, 73-25-81 through 73-25-95 or 73-27-1 through 73-27-19, Mississippi Code of 1972.
MS Code § 41-9-109 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 41 - Public Health|Chapter 9 - Regulation of Hospitals; Hospital Records|Hospital Records - Use in Trials and Administrative Hearings|§ 41-9-109. Affidavit of custodian as to copies; charges

 The records shall be accompanied by an affidavit of a custodian stating in substance: (a) that the affiant is a duly authorized custodian of the records and has authority to certify said records, (b) that the copy is a true copy of all the records described in the subpoena, (c) that the records were prepared by the personnel of the hospital, staff physicians, or persons acting under the control of either, in the ordinary course of hospital business at or near the time of the act, condition or event reported therein, and (d) certifying the amount of the reasonable charges of the hospital for furnishing such copies of the record. If the hospital has none of the records described, or only part thereof, the custodian shall so state in the affidavit and file the affidavit and such records as are available in the manner described in Sections 41-9-103, 41-9-105. The filing of such affidavit with respect to reasonable charges shall be sufficient proof of such expense, which shall be taxed as costs of court.
MS Code § 41-9-113 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 41 - Public Health|Chapter 9 - Regulation of Hospitals; Hospital Records|Hospital Records - Use in Trials and Administrative Hearings|§ 41-9-113. Obtaining personal attendance of custodian

 The personal attendance of the custodian shall be required if the subpoena duces tecum contains a clause which reads:   "The procedure authorized pursuant to Section 41-9-103 will not be deemed sufficient compliance with this subpoena."
MS Code § 41-9-115 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 41 - Public Health|Chapter 9 - Regulation of Hospitals; Hospital Records|Hospital Records - Use in Trials and Administrative Hearings|§ 41-9-115. Obtaining personal attendance of custodian and production of original record

 The personal attendance of the custodian and the production of the original record shall be required if the subpoena duces tecum contains a clause which reads:   "Original records are required, and the procedure authorized pursuant to Section 41-9-103 will not be deemed sufficient compliance with this subpoena."
MS Code § 41-9-117 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 41 - Public Health|Chapter 9 - Regulation of Hospitals; Hospital Records|Hospital Records - Use in Trials and Administrative Hearings|§ 41-9-117. Substitution of copies after introduction of records into evidence

 In view of the property right of the hospital in its records, original records may be withdrawn after introduction into evidence and copies substituted, unless otherwise directed for good cause by the court, judge, officer, body, or tribunal conducting the hearing. The custodian may prepare copies of original records in advance of testifying for the purpose of making substitution of the original record, and the reasonable charges for making such copies shall be taxed as costs of court. If copies are not prepared in advance, they can be made and substituted at any time after introduction of the original record, and the reasonable charges for making such copies shall be taxed as costs of court.
MS Code § 41-9-119 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 41 - Public Health|Chapter 9 - Regulation of Hospitals; Hospital Records|Hospital Records - Use in Trials and Administrative Hearings|§ 41-9-119. Evidence of reasonableness of medical expenses

 Proof that medical, hospital, and doctor bills were paid or incurred because of any illness, disease, or injury shall be prima facie evidence that such bills so paid or incurred were necessary and reasonable.
MS Code § 41-9-201 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 41 - Public Health|Chapter 9 - Regulation of Hospitals; Hospital Records|Rural Hospital Flexibility Act|§ 41-9-201. Short title

 This article is entitled and may be cited as the Mississippi Rural Hospital Flexibility Act of 1998.
MS Code § 41-9-203 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 41 - Public Health|Chapter 9 - Regulation of Hospitals; Hospital Records|Rural Hospital Flexibility Act|§ 41-9-203. State policy

 It is the policy of the State of Mississippi to provide improved access to hospital and other health services for rural residents of the State of Mississippi and to promote regionalization of rural health services in Mississippi.
MS Code § 41-9-205 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 41 - Public Health|Chapter 9 - Regulation of Hospitals; Hospital Records|Rural Hospital Flexibility Act|§ 41-9-205. Definitions

 When used in this article, the following definitions shall apply, unless the context indicates otherwise:   "Act" means the Mississippi Rural Hospital Flexibility Act of 1998.   "Critical access hospital" means a hospital which has been designated as a critical access hospital by the department in accordance with the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program, as provided for in Section 4201 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Public Law 105-33, and which has entered into an agreement with at least one (1) full-service hospital to form a rural health network. The agreement or agreements must include provisions regarding patient referral and transfer, communications and patient transportation. A critical access hospital in a rural health network must also have an agreement for credentialing and quality assurance with at least one (1) hospital that is a member of the rural health network, or with a peer review organization or equivalent entity, or with another appropriate and qualified entity identified in the rural health-care plan for the State of Mississippi.   "Department" means the Department of Health for the State of Mississippi.   "Rural health network" means an organization consisting of at least one (1) critical access hospital and at least one (1) full-service hospital, the members of which have entered into certain agreements regarding patient referral and transfer, the development and use of communications systems and the provision of emergency and nonemergency transportation.   "State rural health-care plan" means Mississippi's rural health-care plan that (i) provides for the creation of one or more rural health networks, consisting of at least one (1) critical access hospital and at least one (1) full-service hospital, (ii) promotes regionalization of rural health services in Mississippi, and (iii) improves access to hospitals and other health services for rural residents of Mississippi.