Medicare General Information, Eligibility and Entitlement Manual (Pub. 100-01), Ch. 7 § 30.40.3
Retention Period - Microfilmed Material
30.40.3 - Retention Period - Microfilmed Material
(Rev. 38, Issued: 05-26-06, Effective: 06-26-06, Implementation: 06-26-06)
MACs who have been authorized to microfilm claims records (see §§50ff) may be permitted to
transfer an accumulation of the original source documents to an approved offsite storage facility,
after retaining for a shorter period than is outlined in §§30.40 - 30.40.2.
Accumulation Period
Retention Period
Transfer
a.
1/1/06 - 1/31/06
1 month
3/1/06
b.
6/1/06 - 6/30/06
1 month
8/1/06