Virginia Medical Record Retention Requirements

§ 54.1-2910.4. Health record retention - Virginia

https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title54.1/chapter29/section54.1-2910.4/

Health record retention. Practitioners licensed under this chapter shall maintain health records, as defined in § 32.1-127.1:03, for a minimum of six years following the last patient encounter. However, such practitioners are not required to maintain …

MEDICAL RECORDS RETENTION - Medical …

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• A custodial agreement can be signed with a third party vendor or commercial firm who is certified as a medical records manager. Per the agreement, the custodian of the records …

Record Retention | VHIMA

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What Virginia’s New Record Retention Regulations …

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Records required by contractual obligation or federal law to be maintained for a longer period of time must be preserved, including mammography films and OSHA …

2022 Medical Records Retention Laws By …

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Oct 20, 2022

§ 32.1-127.1:03. Health records privacy - Virginia

https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title32.1/chapter5/section32.1-127.1:03/

Within 30 days of receipt of a request for copies of or electronic access to health records, the health care entity shall do one of the following: (1) furnish such copies of or allow …

HIPAA Retention Requirements - 2023 …

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If a state has a law requiring the retention of policy documents for (say) five years, but some of those documents are subject to the HIPAA data retention requirements (i.e., complaint …

12VAC5-410-1260. Medical records. - Virginia

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Medical records. 1. Records of minors shall be kept for at least five years after such minor has reached the age of 18 years. 2. Birth and death information shall be retained for …

Retention and Destruction of Health Information - AHIMA

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To ensure the availability of timely, relevant data and information for patient care purposes; to meet federal, state, and local legal requirements; and to reduce the risk of …

12VAC5-391-280. Medical record system. - Virginia

https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title12/agency5/chapter391/section280/

I. Entries in the medical record shall be current, legible, dated and authenticated by the person making the entry. Errors shall be corrected by striking through and initialing. J. …