KRS 422.320: Return of medical records to court clerk.

When the copies of records are delivered to a party or his attorney of record for use in a

deposition, they shall, after termination of the deposition, be delivered personally or by

certified mail to the clerk of the court or other body before which the action or proceeding

is pending, and it shall be the responsibility of such party or attorney to transmit the

receipt obtained to the employee of the hospital charged with responsibility of being

custodian of the original records. When the records are receiv ed by the clerk of a court or

other body from the hospital or from a party or his attorney of record they shall be

retained in the clerk's custody at all times except when actually used in the action or

proceeding. Upon issuance of a final order terminatin g a case, the copies of the records

will be promptly filed by the clerk of the court with all other documents pertaining to the

case until such a time as the normal retention period for court records expires. The copies

of records shall then be permanently disposed of by the clerk in a manner that protects the

confidentiality of the medical information contained therein. Should the case be appealed,

the copies of records shall be forwarded to the Court of Appeals with other documents

pertaining to the case and retained and disposed of in the manner previously described.