Delaware
Medical Records Custodian & Retention Laws
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Delaware Medical Record Retention Law:
24 Del. C. s.1761
- Adult patients: 7 years, and the duty is written specifically for a physician who discontinues business, leaves the State, or ends the physician-patient relationship.
- Patients who were minors: No separate physician period is set. The 'minors to 23' figure that circulates for Delaware comes from a managed-care regulation, not the physician statute.
- The retention period runs from: The last entry date.
If you are closing, selling or relocating your practice Delaware sets out what has to happen to patient records. The points below are taken from the source above.
- Retain 7 years from the last entry date (24 Del. C. s.1761)
- Notify the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline how former patients may obtain records
- Give patients at least 30 days notice before discontinuing, explaining how to obtain records
Delaware closing-practice checklist
The same requirements as a checklist you can print and work through, with the retention periods, the notice each rule requires and what you may charge for copies.
Open the Delaware checklist →
Cost
No state copying-fee schedule was located for Delaware. Charges should be reasonable and cost-based.
Verified September 2026
This page summarises the source above and is not legal advice. Retention periods change and several states adjust their copying fees every year, so confirm the current text before you rely on a date or a figure.