S.C. Code Regs. 12-817.5. Health Records

A. Description: Used to document health services and/or treatment provided to students, employees and other persons. Information includes medical histories, personal data, examinations, complaints, laboratory test results, diagnoses, identification of injury or illness, dates and types of treatment, physicians’ remarks, and an indication of whether the record is for an adult or pediatric patient. B. Retention: (1) Records concerning adult patients: 10 years after date of last treatment; destroy. (2) Records concerning pediatric patients: 13 years after date of last treatment; destroy.