Nebraska
Medical Records Custodian & Retention Laws
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Nebraska Medical Record Retention Law:
Neb. Rev. Stat. ss.71-8401 to 71-8407 (Medical Records Act)
- Adult patients: Nebraska sets NO retention period. The Medical Records Act covers access and charges only.
- Patients who were minors: None set by Nebraska law.
- The retention period runs from: Not applicable - no state clock exists.
- The operative floors are HIPAA's 6 years and the malpractice limitation period.
- Because Nebraska sets no endpoint, a closing practice has no statutory date to work back from - which makes naming a custodian the whole answer rather than a supplement to one.
If you are closing, selling or relocating your practice Nebraska sets out what has to happen to patient records. The points below are taken from the source above.
- None located in the Medical Records Act - it is an access-and-fees statute.
- Because Nebraska sets NO retention floor for physicians, a closing practice has no statutory endpoint - which makes naming a custodian the whole answer, not a supplement to one.
Nebraska 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.
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Cost
- A handling fee of no more than $20.00 and a copying fee of no more than 50 cents per page (Neb. Rev. Stat. s.71-8404).
- No fee at all where the patient needs the records to support a disability or benefits application under the listed federal and state programs (s.71-8405).
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.