Hospitals: Mississippi enforces different retention periods for patient records depending on certain details about the patient. For adults discharged “in sound mind”, records must be held for ten (10) years. For deceased patients, records must be held for seven (7) years. For minor patients, records must be held for the period of minority plus seven (7) years, but not to exceed twenty-eight (28) years. 

X-ray films and other graphic data must be retained for four (4) years. 

Physicians: Mississippi offers limited retention guidance for private practices. Consult LINK for more on what to do when your state offers limited legal guidelines for records retention policy, or contact Cariend to learn more about retention policy in Mississippi.

MISS. CODE ANN. § 41-9-69
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