(225 ILCS 60/70) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 70. Record retention. A physician shall retain all medical records of adult patients not appropriately transferred to another physician or entity for at least 6 years after the last date of service for each patient, except as otherwise required by law. A physician shall retain all medical records of minor patients not appropriately transferred to another physician or entity for at least 6 years after the last date of service for each patient or until the patient reaches the age of 21, whichever date is longer, except as otherwise required by law.
(Source: P.A. 104-796, eff. 8-7-26.)