In Alabama the law is for adults, 7 yrs after last visit and pediatric
patient, until age 21 plus 3 yrs. And on any medical records, 3 yrs after death.
Many radiologists and oncology physicians keep cancer patient xrays until
the after death date so they can go back and look at procedures that occured at
early diagnosis and thru the progression or reoccurrence when the cancer was
supposedly in remission. Those I have spoken with on this just feel it is
good medical practice. And it can be useful in the teaching hospital
environment.
Trudy M. Phillips
File Management, LLC
"Bringing Order Out of Chaos"
8440 Lanewood Circle
Leeds, AL 35094
Office: 205/699-8571 Fax: 205/699-3278 _www.filemanagement.com_
(http://www.filemanagement.com/)
We now have a Huntsville office.
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