Question 71 · LDEK · Record retention
According to the Act on the Patient’s Rights and the Ombudsman for Patients' Rights, subject to the exceptions provided by law, the health care provider shall keep the medical records for the period of (counting from the end of the calendar year in which the last registration was made):
- A. 5 years.
- B. 10 years.
- C. 20 years.
- D. 30 years.
- E. 35 years.
Hint
Recall the general retention period; shorter and longer exceptions exist for referrals, X-rays, infants and deaths from injury.
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