← Indiana medical records custodian and retention laws

Indiana — Medical Records Checklist

For a practice that is closing, being sold, relocating or whose physician is retiring. Prepared 21 September 2026.

How long records must be kept

Adult patients
At least 7 years.
Patients who were minors
No separate minors period in this statute.
Clock starts
As provided by IC 16-39-7-1.
Also
X-ray film: at least 5 years (IC 16-39-7-2).
Also
Violation is a disciplinary offence before the provider's own licensing board.

Before you close — what this state requires

What Indiana does not require

Stated so nobody infers a duty that is not there.

Where this comes from

Read this before you act on it. Every statement above was taken from the state's own published rule or statute and is quoted or closely paraphrased from it. It is a working checklist, not legal advice, and it is a snapshot: retention periods change, and several states adjust their copying fees every year. Confirm the current text with the source listed above, or with your attorney, before you rely on a date or a dollar figure.

Figures stated as of: Verified September 2026

Prepared by Morgan Records Management for Indiana. Checklist built 21 September 2026.