California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §2919: A licensed psychologist shall retain a patient’s health service records for a minimum of seven years from the patient’s discharge date.

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Licensed psychologists must keep patient health records for at least seven years after the patient is discharged from care.

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A licensed psychologist shall retain a patient’s health service records for a minimum of seven years from the patient’s discharge date. If the patient is a minor, the patient’s health service records shall be retained for a minimum of seven years from the date the patient reaches 18 years of age.

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