§ 8-44.1. Hospital medical records. - North Carolina Statutes

§8‑44.1.  Hospital medical records.

Copies or originals ofhospital medical records shall not be held inadmissible in any court action orproceeding on the grounds that they lack certification, identification, orauthentication, and shall be received as evidence if otherwise admissible, inany court or quasi‑judicial proceeding, if they have been tendered to thepresiding judge or designee by the custodian of the records, in accordance withG.S. 1A‑1, Rule 45(c), or if they are certified, identified, and authenticatedby the live testimony of the custodian of such records.

Hospital medical records aredefined for purposes of this section and G.S. 1A‑1, Rule 45(c) as recordsmade in connection with the diagnosis, care and treatment of any patient or thecharges for such services except that records covered by G.S. 122‑8.1,G.S. 90‑109.1 and federal statutory or regulatory provisions regardingalcohol and drug abuse, are subject to the requirements of said statutes. (1973,c. 1332, s. 1; 1983, c. 665, s. 2.)