I thought others might have the same question, so Max Dean gave me 
permission to post his email to the list.

The Virginia Administrative Code (18VAC85-20-26) states that "From October 
19, 2005 practitioners shall post information or in some manner inform all 
patients concerning the time frame for record retention and destruction."

The whole citation, including the unwieldy retention for juvenile records, can 
be found here:
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+reg+18VAC85-20-26

What I'm hearing from many, is that the retention statement is on one of the 
many documents that patients must sign to obtain treatment.



From: Max Dean [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 10:53 AM
To: Judd, Amy (LVA)
Cc: Max Dean
Subject: Patient Notification of Retention of Records

Amy,

With the elimination of 42.1-79.1, is there any requirement for notification to 
the patient about the retention period of that person’s record?

Thanks.
 
Max

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