Re: How long must hospital maintain records

My mistake, thanks, Phyllis. I had typed in hospitals and hadn't even
noticed that it said nursing facilities. Sorry about that.

Dani

"Phyllis Nilsson" <phyllisnilsson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:43BAADBC.2090908@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> The link you provided was for nursing homes, not for hospitals. I googled
> "hospital medical records retention" and found the site for the
> Massachusetts Senate Bill 1292 wanting to change medical record retention
> from 30 years to 15 years.
>
> DJGordon wrote:
>> 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.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>


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