1. (a) An adequate chiropractic record, as described in this section, for each patient shall be maintained for a minimum of six years from the anniversary date of the date of last treatment.
2. (b) If a patient was younger than 18 years of age when last treated by a licensee, the chiropractic records of the patient shall be maintained until the patient reaches age 21 or for six years from the date of last treatment, whichever is longer.
3. (c) Chiropractic records that relate to any civil, criminal or administrative proceeding shall not be destroyed until the proceeding has been finally resolved.
4. (d) Chiropractic records shall be maintained for such longer length of time than that imposed by this section when mandated by other federal or state statute or regulation.
5. (e) Each licensee practicing at a facility and each facility is equally responsible for compliance with this section.
6. (f) Licensees shall maintain patient and billing records in a manner consistent with the protection and welfare of the patient. A licensee's patient records shall support all diagnoses, treatments, and billing. Records shall be timely, dated, accurate, signed or initialed by the licensee or the person providing treatment, and legible. Electronic signatures are acceptable.

Source Note:The provisions of this §80.5 adopted to be effective February 7, 2001, 26 TexReg 1141; amended to be effective October 31, 2004, 29 TexReg 9849; amended to be effective April 14, 2009, 34 TexReg 2377.