Information 1) Records shall not be destroyed before the prescribed retention period has expired. Records shall not be retained for longer than the prescribed period without first contacting the applicable department head. 2) Retention periods are specified for original documents only, unless otherwise specified. Duplicates of original documents should generally be properly destroyed after use, unless the retention of such duplicate original document is necessary to support current operations. If duplicates are retained, they should be properly destroyed after they have served their purpose. 3) Records containing confidential and proprietary information will be securely maintained, controlled and protected to prevent unauthorized access. 4) All records generated and received by Rasmussen Hospital are the property of Rasmussen Hospital. No Rasmussen Hospital employee, by virtue of his or her position, has any personal or property right to such records even though he or she may have developed or compiled them. 5) Any unauthorized destruction, removal or use of such records is strictly prohibited. 6) No person shall falsify or inappropriately alter information in any record or document. Information pertaining to unauthorized destruction, removal or use of Rasmussen Hospital records or regarding falsifying or inappropriately altering information in a record or document must be reported to management.