Tag A-2403/C-2403
§489.20(r)   

In the case of a hospital as defined in §489.24(b) (including both the transferring and receiving hospitals), to maintain--
(1) Medical and other records related to individuals transferred to or from the hospital for a period of 5 years from the date of transfer;

Interpretive Guidelines: §489.20(r)(1)

The medical records of individuals transferred to or from the hospital must be retained in their original or legally reproduced form in hard copy, microfilm, microfiche, opticaldisks, computer disks, or computer memory for a period of 5 years from the date of transfer.

Tags: Record retention