§ 25-4. Patient register.  


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  • Every institution shall keep a register containing a record of all persons admitted and cared for. Such register shall be maintained on a yearly basis in a substantial bound volume or in such other form as may be approved by the director, and shall be signed either by the patient, his physician or a person responsible for the patient's care. The register shall contain the following minimum information:
    Name
    Admittance address
    Age
    Sex
    Date of admission
    Date of discharge
    Weight on admission and monthly recordings, if possible
    Nursing notes
    List of any personal belongings or money turned over to the institution for safekeeping and disposition
    Name and address of person responsible for patient
    Name and address of attending physician
    Diagnosis
    Medication orders
    Progress notes.
    (Mont. Co. Code 1965, § 89-4.)