RE: PARAFFIN BLOCKS

From:"Soto, Roxanne"

Your pathologist is correct.  Blocks, slides, and reports are kept for 10 years.
Roxanne
AP Supervisor
Milwaukee
-----Original Message-----
From: Behnaz Sohrab [mailto:SohrabB@wmmcpo.ah.org]
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 2:25 PM
To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: PARAFFIN BLOCKS

We are having cap inspection in June. My pathologists are telling me that CAP is requiring to keep the paraffin blocks for 10 years ?  Our policy at present time is : Paraffin blocks 5 years
                              Slides 10 years
 I would love to hear from you all !  Thanks


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