10- 146 C.M.R. ch. 11, § 6
When an authorized reproduction of a vital record has been properly prepared, by photographic, electronic or other process, by the state registrar and when all steps have been taken to ensure the continued preservation of the information, the record from which such authorized reproduction was made may be disposed of by the state registrar. Such record may not be disposed of, however, until the quality of the authorized reproduction has been tested to ensure that acceptable certified copies can be issued and until a security copy of such document has been placed in a secure location removed from the building where the authorized reproduction is housed. Such security copy shall be maintained in such a manner to ensure that it can replace the authorized reproduction should the authorized reproduction be lost or destroyed.
Reports of induced abortion are statistical reports only. The state registrar is authorized to dispose of such reports when all statistical processing of the reports has been accomplished and a file established for statistical use. The file may be maintained by photographic, electronic, or other means as determined by the state registrar, in which case the original report from which the photographic, electronic, or other file was made shall be destroyed.
10- 146 C.M.R. ch. 11, § 6