(1) The facility shall designate a full-time employee as being responsible and accountable for the facility's medical records. If this employee is not a qualified Medical Record Practitioner, then the facility shall have the services of a qualified Medical Record Practitioner on a consultant basis. A qualified Medical Record Practitioner is one who is eligible for a certification as a Registered Record Administrator or an Accredited Record Technician by the American Health Information Management Association or a graduate of a School of Medical Record Science that is accredited jointly by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association and the American Health Information Management Association.
(2) Each medical record shall contain sufficient information to clearly identify the resident, his diagnosis and treatment, and results. Medical records shall be complete, accurate, accessible and systematically organized.
(3) Medical records shall be retained for a period of five years from the date of discharge. In the case of a minor, the record shall be retained for 3 years after a resident reaches legal age under state law.