We are having a problem with space at our hospital.  Does anyone know if 
there is a break down of how far back you need to keep the accession sheets 
on site (at the hospital) or when can we shipp them to our storage facility. 
  We were thinking, keep a year, but is it regulated anywhere?


>From: Kelly Brown 
>To: SMello8438@aol.com
>CC: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
>Subject: RE: How long does CAP or ? require retention of surgical pathology 
>pa tient r...
>Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2002 10:54:37 -0500
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>We are currently doing our self-inspection and the newest CAP 
>checklist dated Oct. 2001 has new requirements as follows:
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>COMMENTARY: ANP:12500  PHASE: II"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
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>Surgical pathology reports and/or materials must be retained for an 
>appropriate period.  The retention period should be extended in order to 
>provide documentation for adequate quality control and medical care.  In 
>establishing retention requirements, care should be taken to comply with 
>state and federal regulations.  There must be a documented policy for 
>protecting and preserving the integrity and retrieval of surgical pathology 
>materials and records.  Suggested retention guidelines for surgical 
>pathology, providing these are not in conflict with state and federal 
>regulations, are:
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>            1.         accession log records - 2 years
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>            2.         wet tissue (stock bottle) - 2 weeks after final 
>report
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>            3.         paraffin blocks - 10 years
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>            4.         glass slides and reports - 10 years.
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