AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services. Division of Substance Use and Mental Health. State Hospital

SERIES: 8644
TITLE: Microfilm locator cards
DATES: 1885-1995.
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by patient surname.

DESCRIPTION: This series is an alphabetical card index system used to locate patient information on microfilm rolls. Before 1965 the information on these cards included the patient's age, date of birth, family history, marital status, name, name of kin, psychiatric diagnoses, race, religious preference, sex and social security number. In 1965 the office quit recording diagnosis and family information on the cards. Creation of these cards was discontinued in 1995 as the electronic medical record maintains the admission and discharge information. Historical cards are only kept to locate patient information on microfilm.

RETENTION

Retain permanently

DISPOSITION

May Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series is authorized by Archives general schedule Information governance records, GRS-1713

AUTHORIZED: 02/24/2021

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office permanently.

APPRAISAL

Administrative

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Controlled. Utah Code 63G-2-304 (2008)