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BBS Announcement – Records Retention

Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) Announcement

Senate Bill 578 (Wyland): Records Retention

This bill requires licensees of the Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) to retain patient records for a minimum of seven years from the date therapy is terminated. If the patient is a minor, records must be retained for a minimum of seven years from when the patient turned 18.

This bill only applies to records of a patient whose therapy is terminated on or after January 1, 2015.

Chapter 312, Statutes of 2014

For questions, contact the BBS at BBSWebMaster@dca.ca.gov.

Announcement brought to you from the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) California Chapter
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