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Kansas state law for x-ray film and other medical records retention period.

Hospitals must keep x rays and medical records for 6 years after the last time patient has received any treatment. minors, hospitals in Kansas must keep medical records for 6 years or until minor reach the age of 19.
https://www.kshs.org/recmgmt/retention_schedule_entries/search/agency:000-111

Please note that the federal law requires a retention period of 5-7 years for adults and up to 19 years old for minors, there law includes different requirements for hospitals and health care providers, there might be a different law for x-ray films and other medical records.

Disclaimer: The information for retaining periods of x-ray films in KS, brought as courtesy for our silver recovery customers. the information was collected from department of health website and other online resources, however, B.W. recycling, Inc is not responsible for the accuracy of the information on this page and might not be up to date.

HIPAA rule for disposing of x-ray films.

Please note that HIPAA left the responsibility for the x-ray film disposal process with the physicians / facilities, and also gave physicians / facilities the choice of doing an on-site or off-site destruction, however, HIPAA rule does state that the disposal of X-ray films and other medical records must be done in a way that preserves the confidentiality of the information.

If you have x-ray film you would like to recycle anywhere in the state of Kansas, please visit our Kansas x-ray film recycling program page.

X-Ray film retention in all other states.

This means that hospitals and medical doctors in the State of Kansas can dispose of X-ray film dated 2018 for adults and 2006 for minors

Click here to check the minimum amount of film we need for a free pick-up in Kansas

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