HIPAA requires that medical records be retained for 6 years from the date of creation or the last date the record was in effect.
6 years
6 Years from when the document was first created or the date that it was last in effect, whichever is later.
Which date? Not "what date"!
HIPAA requires health organizations to retain a broad range of documentation for how many years from the date the document was first created or from the date that the document was last in effect, whichever is later?
HIPPA requires health organizations to retain documentation for at least 6 years.
It went into effect in July 2010.
You don't have to go any further than the internet to find HIPAA certification. There are various internet classes or even listings online to find local HIPAA certification classes on the internet.
The final regulations were issued on February 20, 2003. It took effect on April 21, 2003 with a compliance date of April 21, 2005.
I can't find a mention of such a requirement in either the Privacy or Security rule. So I'm going to say No, not as a HIPAA requirement.
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1868 is when it was ratified, but it didn't actually start taking effect en tell the early 1900's