[§323C-12] Additions to protected health information

[§323C-12] Additions to protected health information. A health care provider is the owner of the medical records in the health care provider's possession that were created by the health care provider in treating a patient. An individual or the individual's authorized representative may request in writing that a health care provider that generated certain health care information append additional information to the record in order to improve the accuracy or completeness of the information; provided that appending this information does not erase or obliterate any of the original information. A health care provider shall do one of the following:

(1) Append the information as requested; or

(2) Notify the individual that the request has been denied, the reason for the denial, and that the individual may file a statement of reasonable length explaining the correctness or relevance of existing information or as to the addition of new information. The statement or copies shall be appended to the medical record and at all times accompany that part of the information in contention. [L 1999, c 87, pt of §2]