HEA 1013 Summary

• Veterinarians must maintain medical records including written notes, radiographs, images, laboratory reports, consultation information, owner designations, and related authorizations.

• Clients are entitled to copies or summaries of veterinary medical records, with veterinarians permitted to charge reasonable fees and require written requests.

• Veterinary records must be furnished within five (5) business days without client authorization when required by state or federal statute, court subpoena, board inspections, law enforcement investigations, animal cruelty reports, or requests from regulatory authorities regarding rabies verification or public health threats.

• Records may be furnished without authorization to Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine, animal disease diagnostic laboratories, state agencies, and for statistical or scientific research that protects animal and client identity.

• Veterinarians must retain animal medical records for at least three (3) years after the last encounter with the animal, effective July 1, 2014.