| In-patient and out-patient medical
records/charts |
21 years from date of last treatment;
for minors, 21 years from age 18 |
| Infant footprints |
permanent |
| Documentation regarding required request/organ
donation |
7 years |
| Transfer and discharge planning records |
7 years |
| Utilization review (UR) records |
4 years |
| Federal Safe Medical Device Act reporting
and compliance records |
permanent |
| KEPRO (Peer Review Organization) QA
reviews and correspondence |
4 years |
| Records of reports of suspected cases
of child abuse |
3 years after minor reaches age of majority
|
| Tests concerning ability to drive |
4 years |
| Notification of injuries arising from
use of firearms |
4 years |
| Reports of contagious or communicable
disease |
permanent |
| Abortion statistics |
permanent |
| Cancer registry reports |
permanent |
| Fetal birth and death reports |
permanent |
| In vitro fertilization reports |
permanent |
| Maternal death reports |
permanent |
| Records required to be kept by the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
8 years |