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Nevada — 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 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.
Clock starts: Receipt or production of the records.
Also: A longer period applies where federal law requires one.
Also: The duty runs on the CUSTODIAN of the records, not only the treating provider - so it transfers with the records.

Before you close — what this state requires

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.

Where a records custodian fits

Nevada law addresses a records custodian directly in the items above. Morgan Records Management performs this role; the duties below are the ones that transfer to, or must be evidenced by, whoever holds the records.

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.

What you may charge for copies

60 cents per page for photocopies, plus actual postage; a reasonable cost for X-ray copies (NRS 629.061).

Where this comes from

NRS 629.051 (retention) and NRS 629.061 (access and fees)
https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-629.html

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 Nevada. Checklist built 21 September 2026.