15Clinical records

#### 15 Clinical records 15 Clinical records > > (1) For the purposes of section 48 of the Act, a person by whom medical or dental treatment is carried out pursuant to a consent given under Part 5 of the Act is to keep a written record of: > > > > > (a) the name and address of the person by whom the consent was given, and > > > > > (b) the date on which the consent was given, and > > > > > (c) the conditions (if any) on which the consent was given, and > > > > > (d) the nature of the treatment carried out, > > > > and if the consent was given in writing, is to keep a copy of the consent together with the written record. > > > (2) A person by whom such a record is kept must allow the record, and any copy of the consent kept with the record, to be inspected at any reasonable time by an authorised officer. > > > (3) Nothing in this clause requires a person to retain a record of any medical or dental treatment carried out by the person for a period of more than 7 years after the date on which the treatment is carried out.