AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services. Division of Substance Use and Mental Health. State Hospital

SERIES: 82298
TITLE: Utilization Review admissions and continued stay files
DATES: 1981-
ARRANGEMENT: chronological by review date

DESCRIPTION: This series contains documentation of reviews completed by the Utilization Review nurse for determination of and justification for continued hospitalization of individual patients. The series is maintained by the Utilization Review office. Information in the series includes patient hospital number, admitting status, psychiatric diagnoses, referring agency, attending physician, reviews (admission, continued stay, and second step), status, admission date, screening steps and determinations, and comments. The records in this series are used to compile an annual report, but this series does not include the final report.

RETENTION

Retain for 1 year(s)

DISPOSITION

Destroy.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

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

APPROVED: 11/2011

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office for 1 year after date of review and then destroy.

Computer data files: Retain in Office for 1 year after date of review and then delete.

APPRAISAL

Administrative

This record is required by the Joint Commission of Accredited Hospitals and 42 CFR 466.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Exempt. 42 CFR 456.213 (2008), 42 CFR 456.113 (2008), 42_CFR_482.24_(2008), and UCA 62A-12-247 (1990)

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