Section 2620.7 - Documentation in patient records(a) Patient records shall be documented as required in regulations promulgated by the board.(b) Patient records shall be maintained for a period of no less than seven years following the discharge of the patient, except that the records of unemancipated minors shall be maintained at least one year after the minor has reached 18 years of age, and not in any case less than seven years.Ca. Bus. and Prof'l. Code § 2620.7
Amended by Stats 2013 ch 389 (SB 198),s 21, eff. 1/1/2014.Amended by Stats 2002 ch 1150 (SB 1955),s 10, eff. 1/1/2003.