Unless specified otherwise herein, all parts of a medical record shall be retained for a period of seven (7) years from the last date of treatment, or, upon the death of the patient, for three (3) years.
- (a) Pathology Slides, EEG and ECG Tracings must each be kept for seven (7) years. If an ECG is taken and the results are unchanged from a previous ECG, then only the most recent results need be retained. Reports on each of these must be kept for the duration of the medical record.
- (b) Lab Reports and PKU Reports must be kept for at least five (5) years. Only positive (abnormal) lab results need be retained.
- (c) X-Ray Films must be kept for three (3) years.
(Effective August 29, 1984)