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Once a patient dies, does the office still have to maintain records for 10 years from the last date of service? If not, how long do they have to keep them on file?

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Once a patient dies, does the office still have to maintain records for 10 years from the last date of service? If not, how long do they have to keep them on file?

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Because the law does not make specific reference to deceased patients ALL patient records are to be kept for the required period of time. This can be in hard copy or on a computer disk.

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