30 Miss. Code. R. 2301-1.53
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Purpose: To determine appropriate patient recordkeeping guidelines for licensed dentists.
Licensed dentists shall be required to maintain for a minimum of seven (7) years from the date of last treatment, a copy, or retrievable copy, of patient records including, at a minimum, the date(s) and type(s) of treatment; health history; any and all medications prescribed, dispensed, and/or administered; any and all radiographs administered; and/or other laboratory results. The inability and/or failure to produce such records when so requested by the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners shall be considered a violation of this Regulation, and the licensee may be subject to formal disciplinary action by the Board. Furthermore, patients who request copies of their records shall be provided such copies at no cost to the patient or, at a maximum, only the cost the dentist incurs in reproducing these records for the patient.
30 Miss. Code. R. 2301-1.53