Physicians shall retain their records for at least ten years for adult patients and at least thirteen years for minors. These minimum recordkeeping periods begin to run from the last date of treatment. After these minimum recordkeeping periods, the records may be destroyed.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-115-120
Length of time records must be kept; records pertaining to minors
Known as the Physicians' Patient Records Act
The act spans §§ 44–44 (17 sections).
1992 Act No. 480, SECTION 1.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.