Mississippi
Medical Records Custodian & Retention Laws
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Mississippi Medical Record Retention Law:
30 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 2635, Rule 10.3 (Board of Medical Licensure)
- Adult patients: A minimum of 10 years - a CHANGE that takes effect 1 January 2026.
- Patients who were minors: No separate minors period stated in this rule.
- The retention period runs from: The date the patient was last treated by a licensee.
- The new rule reaches medical records for all new patients, and any patient seen after 1 January 2022.
- Imaging and X-rays: 5 years, and longer on written request by the patient.
If you are closing, selling or relocating your practice Mississippi sets out what has to happen to patient records. The points below are taken from the source above.
- Before destroying ANY patient records, give the patient at least SIX MONTHS notice of the impending destruction (Rule 10.3).
- Notify patients in writing of the procedures for release of records where the licensee is NOT the custodian (Rule 10.2/10.4 area)
- Records remain the property of the licensee whose facility maintains them
- Rule 10.5: may not refuse to transfer records to a treating licensee, and may NOT withhold them over an unpaid bill
Mississippi 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 Mississippi checklist →
Cost
- $20.00 for pages 1-20; $1.00 per page for the next 80; 50 cents per page thereafter.
- Plus 10% for postage and handling, and $15.00 for off-site archive retrieval (Miss. Code s.11-1-52).
Reflects the rule effective 1 January 2026. 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.