Nevada
Medical Records Custodian & Retention Laws
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Nevada Medical Record Retention Law:
NRS 629.051 (retention) and NRS 629.061 (access and fees)
- Adult patients: At least 5 years.
- Patients who were minors: Records of ANY person under 23 may not be destroyed at all, whatever the 5 years would otherwise allow.
- The retention period runs from: Receipt or production of the records.
- A longer period applies where federal law requires one.
- The duty runs on the CUSTODIAN of the records, not only the treating provider - so it transfers with the records.
If you are closing, selling or relocating your practice Nevada sets out what has to happen to patient records. The points below are taken from the source above.
- NRS 629.051 binds the CUSTODIAN of the records, not only the treating provider - so the duty transfers with the records - which is what a records custodian provides.
- The under-23 bar binds the custodian too, so a closure-era records custodian inherits it.
Nevada 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 Nevada checklist →
Cost
- 60 cents per page for photocopies, plus actual postage; a reasonable cost for X-ray copies (NRS 629.061).
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.