Any entry in a medical record compiled or maintained by a health care facility may be authenticated by identifying the author of the entry by:

(1) a signature including first initial, last name, and discipline; or

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Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-2-220

  • Health care facility: means general acute hospitals, specialty hospitals, home health agencies, hospices, nursing care facilities, residential-assisted living facilities, birthing centers, ambulatory surgical facilities, small health care facilities, abortion clinics, facilities owned or operated by health maintenance organizations, end stage renal disease facilities, and any other health care facility which the committee designates by rule. See Utah Code 26B-2-201
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) the use of a computer identification process unique to the author that definitively identifies the author.