AGENCY: Department of Health. Bureau of Chronic Disease Control

SERIES: 7561
TITLE: Open prescription for anti-tuberculosis drugs
DATES: c. 1983-2009.
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by county name

DESCRIPTION: This is an authorization from the state Health Department to local health departments to provide anti-tuberculin drugs to patients. It includes the patient's name, address, telephone number, age, and weight; whether the prescription is new or a renewal; whether a case or a reactor is involved; the medication to be given, the dosage, and the length of the prescription; the date the drugs mailed to the local health department; the signature and address of the authorizing physician.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

APPROVED: 10/1986

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office until the patient no longer requires medication and then file with the related case chart.

Paper: Retain in Office until the patient no longer requires medication and then transfer to closed prescription file.

Computer data files: Retain in Office until outlives administrative value and then erase.

APPRAISAL

Administrative

This record is used to ensure that TB patients in the state receive adequate treatment and should be kept open as long as the patient is ill. The information on the word processor is only used for the day-to-day activities. The paper record has more complete information and should be the format preserved longer.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Private

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