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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