Section 4993.
Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC § 4993.
in effect(a)
A licensed clinical social worker shall retain a client’s or patient’s health service records for a minimum of seven years from the date therapy is terminated. If the client or patient is a minor, the client’s or patient’s health service records shall be retained for a minimum of seven years from the date the client or patient reaches 18 years of age. Health service records may be retained in either a written or an electronic format.
(b)
This section shall apply only to the records of a client or patient whose therapy is terminated on or after January 1, 2015.
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