AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services. Division of Services for People with Disabilities. Developmental Center

SERIES: 84288
TITLE: Electrocardiogram files (normal)
DATES: 1960-2015.
ARRANGEMENT: alphabetical by client's name

DESCRIPTION: This is a record of the normal interpretations, tracings and/or graphs which represents the electric currents generated by the contractions of the heart muscle as it works. This record is used in the diagnosis of normal/abnormal heart action.

This series includes the tracing, diagnosis, interpretation, name of the referring physician, clinical syndrome, facility where the EKG was given, rhythm, wave reading, and date.

Original copy should be filed in the Client's File (59944).

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

APPROVED: 09/1989

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper copy: Retain in Office for 7 years after date of tracing and then destroy.

APPRAISAL

Administrative Fiscal Legal

Retention is comparable to California Retention Schedule 121, Item 97.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Controlled