Oklahoma
Medical Records Custodian & Retention Laws
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Oklahoma Medical Record Retention Law:
OAC 310:667-19-14, as quoted by the Oklahoma Medical Board in its memo 'Record retention in closing your medical practice', 19 February 2026
- Adult patients: A minimum of 5 years.
- Patients who were minors: Records of newborns or minors: 3 years past the age of majority.
- The retention period runs from: The date the patient was last seen.
- Or a minimum of 3 years beyond the date of the patient's death.
- The Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision states that its OWN laws and regulations impose no retention duty - this rule is the State Department of Health's, and the Board directs physicians to it.
- Medicaid providers should also check OAC 317:30-3-15.
If you are closing, selling or relocating your practice Oklahoma sets out what has to happen to patient records. The points below are taken from the source above.
- The Board's own closure memo exists and is current (19 February 2026) - its subject line is literally record retention in closing your medical practice. Citing it tells an Oklahoma physician the Board has addressed their exact situation.
- The Board states plainly that ITS OWN laws and regulations impose no retention duty - so in Oklahoma the retention obligation comes from the Department of Health rule and from Medicaid, not from the licensing board.
Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma checklist →
Cost
No state copying-fee schedule was located for Oklahoma. Charges should be reasonable and cost-based.
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.