Employee medical records must be kept by employers for how long?
Medical records should be kept for as long as required based on the type of record, and federal/state laws.
Medical records are kept for ever no matter what happens to the patients since is a legal document.
Medical records are kept for ever no matter what happens to the patients since is a legal document.
It's certainly easier to keep medical records on-site for active patients. There are no regulations, however, about where medical records must be kept as long as they are secure.
It depends on where you are. Heres a list of how long different records should be kept. I think this is in the UK
federal
it would be for 3 years
150 years
Seven years
32 Days
medicalrecordrights.georgetown.edu/stateguides/in/in.pdf Medical records must be kept at least 7 years from the date they were created. Some healthcare providers keep them longer.