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048-70 Wyo. Code R. Ch. 1, § 17 - Wyoming Home Services: Maintenance of Records

WyomingregulationWyoming Department of Health, Aging Division (Wyoming Home Services program)

What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1The provider must make client documentation available to the State of Wyoming for audit, quality assurance, program transfer, and complaint review purposes. (048-70 Wyo. Code R. Ch. 1 § 1-17)(048-70 Wyo. Code R. Ch. 1 § 1-17)
  • 2The provider must only share client records with other facilities upon written consent of the client or the client's legal representative. (048-70 Wyo. Code R. Ch. 1 § 1-17)(048-70 Wyo. Code R. Ch. 1 § 1-17)
  • 3The provider must keep all required client files in a locked cabinet or area to safeguard confidentiality. (048-70 Wyo. Code R. Ch. 1 § 1-17)(048-70 Wyo. Code R. Ch. 1 § 1-17)
  • 4The provider must retain all required client files for at least six (6) years after the client's termination date. (048-70 Wyo. Code R. Ch. 1 § 1-17)(048-70 Wyo. Code R. Ch. 1 § 1-17)
  • 5The provider (Grantee) must maintain a client record for each client in the Wyoming Home Services program and ensure the program maintains an adequate system of record keeping to comply with these rules, subject to state, local, and federal privacy regulations. (048-70 Wyo. Code R. Ch. 1 § 1-17)(048-70 Wyo. Code R. Ch. 1 § 1-17)
  • 6The provider must include in each client record the required contents, including eligibility/evaluation materials, signed client rights documentation, all documentation of client contact, and service plan and termination information. (048-70 Wyo. Code R. Ch. 1 § 1-17)(048-70 Wyo. Code R. Ch. 1 § 1-17)

Applies to: home care / personal care (in-home homemaker and certified nursing assistant services)

Section 1-17 of the Wyoming Home Services rules (Wyoming Department of Health, Aging Division) governs client record documentation and retention for the state home care program, requiring an adequate recordkeeping system, defined record contents, secure storage, a six-year retention period after termination, and State audit access.

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