New York § 2899-J - 2899-JMedical record documentation requirements
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 2899-J — 2899-JMedical record documentation requirements, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2899-J. 2899-JMedical record documentation requirements
§ 2899-j. Medical record documentation requirements. An attending physician shall document or file the following in the patient's medical record: 1. the dates of all oral requests by the patient for medication under this article; 2. the written request by the patient for medication under this article, including the declaration of witnesses and interpreter's declaration, if applicable; 3. the attending physician's diagnosis and prognosis, determination of decision-making capacity, and determination that the patient is acting voluntarily, of the patient's own volition and without coercion, and has made an informed decision; 4. written determination of decision-making capacity under section twenty-eight hundred ninety-nine-i of this article; and 5. a note by the attending physician indicating that all requirements under this article have been met and indicating the steps taken to carry out the request, including a notation of the medication prescribed or ordered.
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Section 2899-J ("2899-JMedical record documentation requirements") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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