15Clinical records

15 Clinical records

15 Clinical records

(1) For the Act, section 48, a person who carries out medical or dental treatment following consent given under the Act, Part 5 must—

(a) keep a written record of—

(i) the name and address of the person who gave the consent, and

(ii) the date on which the consent was given, and

(iii) the conditions, if any, on which the consent was given, and

(iv) the nature of the treatment carried out, and

(b) if the consent is written—keep a copy of the consent together with the written record.

(2) A person who keeps a record under subsection (1) must allow the record, and copies of the consent kept with the record, to be inspected at a reasonable time by an authorised officer.

(3) Nothing in this section requires a person to keep a record of 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.