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.
Along with rules for medical record copying fees, each state has their own laws in place to determine how long medical records must be kept by a facility. Regulations vary and are subject to change. Here are some examples: Tennessee. By law, most healthcare providers must keep records for no less than 10 years after a patient's last visit. If the patient is a minor, doctors must keep records for at least 10 years after the final office visit or until the child is 19 years old, whichever is longer. Tenn. Code Ann. Â§ 68-11-305. Georgia . Physician practices are required to keep records at least 10 years from the date that the records were created. Ga. Code Ann. Â§ 31-33- 2(a)(1)(A) and (B)(i)