{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-422.300","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 422.300","heading":"Use of photostatic copies of medical records -- Originals held available.","body":"(1) As used in KRS 422.300 to 422.330, \"state\" has the same meaning as in KRS\n421.360.\n(2) Medical charts or records of any hospital licensed under either KRS 216B.105 or a\nsimilar law of another state or the United States that are susceptible to photostat ic\nreproduction may be proved as to foundation, identity and authenticity without any\npreliminary testimony, by use of legible and durable copies, certified in the manner\nprovided herein by the employee of the hospital charged with the responsibility of\nbeing custodian of the originals thereof. Said copies may be used in any trial,\nhearing, deposition or any other judicial or administrative action or proceeding,\nwhether civil or criminal, in lieu of the original charts or records which, however,\nthe hospital shall hold available during the pendency of the action or proceeding for\ninspection and comparison by the court, tribunal or hearing officer and by the\nparties and their attorneys of record.","path":["KRS Chapter 422"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=39688","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:39Z","sha256":"0ee81f6b76a17531d7a9be91079a1dda4fa384cc63093329c9a1dd13a3f1f02d","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-422.295","next":"us-ky/krs-422.305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}