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16-46-404. Use of medical records at trial.
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16-46-404. Use of medical records at trial.
If notice is not given as required by § 16-46-403, a party in litigation shall be prohibited from introducing the patient's medical records into evidence or referring to the patient's medical records in any manner in a legal proceeding relating to the patient.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-46-404
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Source file: gov.ar.code.title.16.odt
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16-46-404. Use of medical records at trial.
If notice is not given as required by § 16-46-403, a party in litigation shall be prohibited from introducing the patient's medical records into evidence or referring to the patient's medical records in any manner in a legal proceeding relating to the patient.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
16-46-403. Notice required.
(a) Any party in litigation that receives or obtains a copy of a patient's medical records from a doctor, hospital, or other custodian of records by using a subpoena, court order, or consent form signed by the patient shall provide written notice of the receipt of the records to the:
(1) Patient; or
(2) Patient's attorney if the patient is represented by an attorney.
(b) The notice required by subsection (a) of this section may be made by:
(1) Any form of mail addressed to the person to be served with a return receipt requested and delivery restricted to the addressee or the agent of the addressee; or
(2) Facsimile with a receipt or transaction report showing that the transmittal was received.
(c) The notice required by subsection (a) of this section shall include the name and address of the provider for each record that was obtained.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-46-403
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 16-46-403. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.