A patient who is very angry and is leaving the hospital against medical advice (AMA) demands to have the medical chart to take, because it is her personal property. An appropriate response would be:
A) "Certainly. This hospital doesn't need to keep it if you are leaving and will not be returning here."
B) "You are entitled to the information in your chart, but the chart is the property of the hospital. I will see about having a copy made for you."
C) "The information in your chart is confidential, and you cannot leave this facility with it."
D) "Because you are leaving against the medical advice of your physician, you may not have the chart."
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