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Regulation .08 Storage of Data.

Regulation .08 Storage of Data.Copy Citation

A.
The Department shall establish a Registry that is:
(1)
Secure, in accordance with data security standards customarily applied to the protection of electronic medical records; and
(2)
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
B.
The Department may provide for services related to the establishment and operation of the Registry through contract with a person or agency.
C.
The Department or its contractor may store in the Registry only documents that are:
(1)
Identical to those submitted by the registrant; and
(2)
In a digital, read-only format preventing modification.
D.
The Department shall destroy the paper copy of an advance directive submitted by a registrant when the paper copy has been fully and accurately converted to digital copy.