Client/Patient Records Sample Clauses

Client/Patient Records. If clients/patients are treated hereunder, Contractor shall maintain adequate treatment records in accordance with all applicable federal and State laws as they are now enacted or may hereafter be amended on each client/patient which shall include, but shall not be limited to, diagnostic studies, a record of client/patient interviews, progress notes, and a record of services provided by the various professional and paraprofessional personnel in sufficient detail to permit an evaluation of services. Client/patient records shall be retained for a minimum of seven (7) years following the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement, except that the records of unemancipated minors shall be kept at least one (1) year after such minor has reached the age of eighteen (18) years and in any case not less than seven (7) years, or until federal, State, and/or County audit findings applicable to such services are resolved, whichever is later. Client/patient records shall be retained by Contractor at a location in Southern California and shall be made available at reasonable times to authorized representatives of federal, State, and/or County governments during the term of this Agreement and during the period of record retention for the purpose of program review, financial evaluation, and/or fiscal audit. In addition to the requirements set forth under this Paragraph, Contractor shall comply with any additional record requirements which may be included in the exhibits(s) attached hereto.