Maintenance and preservation of records.

1. (1) Every Genetic Counseling Centre, Genetic Lab- oratory and Genetic Clinic shall maintain a register showing, in serial order, the names and addresses of the women given genetic counselling, subjected to pre-natal diagnostc procedures or pre-natal dia- gnostic tests, the names of their husbands or fathers and the dato on which they first reported for such counselling, procedure or test.
2. (2) The record to bs ma.ntained by every Genetic

CounclLng Centre, in ruspect of each woman counsel-

led, shall be as spec'fled in Form D.

1. (3) The record to be maintained by every Genetic Laboratory, in respect of each woman subjected to any pro-nata] diagnostc test, shall be as specified in Form E.
2. (4) The record to ba maintained by every Genetic

Clinic, in respect of each woman subjected to,any pre-

natal diagnostic procedure, shall be as specified in Form F.

1. (5) The Appropriate Authority shall maintain a

permanent record of applications for grant or renewal

of certificate of registration as specified in Foim H. Letters of intimation of every change of employee, place, address and equipment installed shall also be preserved a permament records.

1. (6) All case relatod-recorus, forms cf consent, laboratory results, microscopic pictures, srnogaphic platos or slides, recommendations and letters shall be preserved by tho Genetic Counselling Centre,

ling, pre-natal diagnostic procedure or pre-natal

diagnostic test, as the case may be. In the event of any

legal proceedings, the records shall be preserved till th? final disposal of legal proceedings, cr till the expiry of the said period of two years, whichever is later.

1. (7) In case the Geretic Counselling Centre or Genetic Laboratory or Genetic Cl ;

nic maintains

fccords en computei or other electronic equipment

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a printed copy of the record shall be taken and pre-

served after authentication by a person responsible for such record.