Sold at extremely high prices, a record $45,000 was paid for a single gallbladder (Barron 1991). To illustrate the avid market in this product, an Asian dealer in New York City was murdered in 1991 to obtain his profits from the sale of bear gallbladders.
In the absence of state law guidance, APA's Record Keeping Guidelines indicate that psychologists may consider maintaining full records for seven years after the last date of service or for three years after a minor patient reaches majority, whichever comes later.
Records in New York are kept for seven years, or, for minors, for  seven years after the minor turned 18. That depends on the hospital or clinic center that maintains it. City run hospitals retain the records a lifetime depending how often you use that particular facility. Private hospitals usually retain them from 3 to 5 yrs. Records in New York are kept for seven years, or for seven years  after the patient turns 18.