Re: How long must hospital maintain records

If you'll go to the link I provided you'll notice that nursing homes are
mentioned too and there's still not one over 10 years.

Dani

"Phyllis Nilsson" <phyllisnilsson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:43BA899C.1000301@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Nursing facilities (nursing homes) have different stipulations than
> hospitals in some states. Massachusetts SB 1292 is to reduce the time of
> retention from 30 years to 15 I believe.
>
> DJGordon wrote:
>> Only states required to keep as long as 10 years are:
>>
>> Connecticut
>> Georgia
>> New Jersey
>> New Mexico
>> North Dakota
>> South Carolina
>> South Dakota
>> Tennessee
>>
>> All the rest are either five or seven, except for Vermont and Washington
>> which are eight. All states have stipulations for minors is the only
>> difference.
>>
>> Dani
>>
>> "Phyllis Nilsson" <phyllisnilsson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:43B9E2EC.7000104@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>>I don't know about nursing homes ("residents" as mentioned in the link
>>>below) but the last time I went to a medical records seminar, it was ten
>>>years (although some hospitals keep records longer than that). A slide
>>>is just part of a medical record, so I believe the length of time they
>>>keep it would be the same as a written record.
>>>
>>>malibu.ron@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>>
>>>>Is there specific law requiring California hospitals to retain copies
>>>>of medical records for a period of time. A hospital provided medical
>>>>records of a 15 year old surgery but is having difficulty finding the
>>>>pathology reports which may be crucial to a malpractice charge. Do
>>>>hospitals have additional requirements to retain slide specimens.
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>


.