There are usually state laws governing the keeping of medical records. They usually require the doctor to be able to provide copies of records and keep the original file for a specified period, often 5 years for adults and longer for children. If one is confident that their electronic system will be able to spit out copies then the paper chart is no longer necessary and you can discard it immediately.
Many organizations store the paper chart for at least the time mandated by law, mostly because they chose not to scan the entire paper chart so need the hard copy to meet their legal obligations if the complete record is requested.
Physicians must keep patient records for six years after the last visit. Records for children are kept for one year after the child's 18th birthday.
Records in New York are kept for seven years after the visit, or for seven years after a child reaches age 18.
Records in New York are kept for seven years, or, for minors, for seven years after the minor turned 18.
That depends on the hospital or clinic center that maintains it. City run hospitals retain the records a lifetime depending how often you use that particular facility. Private hospitals usually retain them from 3 to 5 yrs.
Records in New York are kept for seven years, or for seven years after the patient turns 18.
They have to keep records for 6 years after your last appointment
It depends on the exams you have
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HIPAA has nothing to do with how long you have to keep medical records.
How long to keep accounting records for business in the US
They have to keep records for 6 years after your last appointment
Many people would keep a deceased person's records for at least 10 years. Many people keep these records for longer than that.
We must keep tax records for 10 years for a business
There is no set period of time mandated by law. Obviously large schools must "retire" their older records eventually. If you need to know, call the school you are interested in and ask.
You should keep the records for a minimum of 5 years.
employer keep payroll records maxium 1 year .
as long as you want 2 i guess!!!
5 years