| Retain 10 years after last discharge or death unless patient was under 18 (or 21 prior to January 1974) at time of discharge, then retain until he/she would have reached 28 (or 31 prior to January 1974) then destroy provided audited by the Auditor of State and the Department Audit Section and both audit reports released and all discrepancies resolved. |
Since these records show details of all receipts and disbursements during the patient's stay in the hospital, they are to be retained for the same period of time as the medical/clinical record excluding federal audit time frames as these records are not subject to medicare/medicaid audits. The medical/clinical record does not show this financial information. |
Paper |
Shred |