AGENCY: Weber-Morgan District Health Department (Utah)

SERIES: 17627
TITLE: Pregnancy testing charts
DATES: 1986-
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by patient's surname

DESCRIPTION: These bilingual forms (English/Spanish) document the results of pregnancy tests given to low-income women by the department. They are used for case management purposes. They include the client's name, birth date, home telephone number, address, occupation, client's legal guardian address and telephone number, questions on housing, transportation, race, marital status, and education; questions on whether patient employed, a U.S. citizen, has insurance, received previous physician's name, whether patient had received previous treatment from the Weber-Morgan Health Department; lifestyle questions; information on the test what information it can and cannot provide; client's signature and date; pregnancy test results, and progress notes; signature and title of worker; and date.

RETENTION

Retain for 4 year(s)

DISPOSITION

Destroy.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series were specifically approved by the State Records Committee.

APPROVED: 08/1996

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office for 4 years and then destroy.

APPRAISAL

Administrative Legal

This disposition is based on the legal requirements specified in the malpractice provisions. UCA 78-14-4 (1995) specifies that "no malpractice action . . . may be brought unless it is commenced within two years after the plaintiff or patient discovers, or through the use of reasonable diligence should have discovered the injury, whichever comes first, but not to exceed four years after the date of the alleged act."

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Private