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.
CA psychologists, LMFTs and LCSWs should keep adult records for at least 7 years. (More info at California Law for Records Retention). Check with your licensing board, state law, institution's guidelines, or your state professional association regarding the length of time that you must keep records.Note that the record retention period may be different for adults vs. children.f you have decided that there is no clinical, legal, or other reason to keep records after the mandated period of time, then, unless it is required otherwise, there is no mandate to keep any records, not even names, summary, or dates of service. Our Record Keeping online course is offered for 6 CE credits.