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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 10.01.16.07" title_num="10" subtitle_num="01" chapter_num="16" heading="Prerequisites for Early Destruction of Medical Records.">
  <text>Medical records that have not met the retention requirements of Regulation .04 of this chapter, may be destroyed only if:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In the case of an adult, notification is sent by first-class mail to the last known address of the patient which includes:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The proposed date of disposal; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A statement that the record, or a synopsis of the record, may be retrieved at a designated location within 30 days of the proposed destruction; or</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>In the case of a minor, notification is sent by first-class mail to the last known address of the parent or guardian, or if the medical care documented was provided under Health-General Article, §20-102(c) or 20-103(c), Annotated Code of Maryland, notification is given to the minor, by certified mail, addressee only, which includes:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The proposed date of disposal; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A statement that the record, or a synopsis of the record, may be retrieved at a designated location within 30 days of the proposed destruction.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>