# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 44 — Board of Dental Examiners

### Chapter 30 — Record Keeping

#### Regulation .04 Financial Records.

*COMAR 10.44.30.04*

A. Financial records shall be considered part of the dental records but shall be maintained separately from the patient’s clinical chart.

B. Financial records shall include at a minimum the following:

  (1) Complete financial data concerning the patient’s account, including:

    (a) Each amount billed to or received from the patient or third-party payor; and

    (b) The date of each bill and each payment;

  (2) Copies of all claim forms submitted to third-party payors by the dentist or by the dentist’s agent or employee; and

  (3) Payment vouchers received from third-party payors.