수의사의 진료기록부에 관한 연구 – 의료법과 비교를 통한 수의사법 개정을 중심으로 -

This article deals with the issue of revising the Veterinarians Act concerning veterinary medical records. The key arguments of the paper are as follows: Firstly, it is necessary to enact the provision that signifies a veterinarian shall not refuse the request regarding the inspection or copy all or part of records on the animal patient. We expect early resolution of legal disputes and the prevention of falsely preparing or intentionally making additional modifications or indications different from the fact through the revision of the Veterinarians Act. Veterinarians who violate the provision shall be punished by a fine not exceeding a million won. Secondly, it is required to increase the retention period from 1 year to 5 years at least based on the legislation in the United States. The main purpose of revising the retention period is to prevent the veterinary medical record from being lost or stolen. Veterinarians who are in violation of the provision shall be punished by a fine not exceeding a million won. Thirdly, it is desirable to impose a duty on a veterinarian to keep electronic veterinary medical records. It would help to determine whether there is falsely preparing or intentionally making additional modifications or indications different from the fact. Veterinarians who are in violation of the provision shall be punished by a fine not exceeding a million won. Lastly, a veterinarian who intentionally makes additional indications or modifications different from the fact or falsely prepares medical records shall be punished by a fine not exceeding three million won.