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A brief description indicates what types of abbreviations you will see in the table.
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| Abbreviations | |
| ACT | Active; while the matter is active. For example, while the contract is active or you own the property |
| CY | Calendar Year; all records created in the same year are treated as though they were created on December 31 of that year |
| IND | Indefinitive; the retention for certain records cannot be determined in advance so those records must be reviewed periodically to determine whether or not they can be destroyed |
| SUP | Superseded; keep the records until they are replaced by more current ones. |
| TAX | Tax return filing date; all records created to document information in a tax return, including the tax return, are treated as though they were created on the day the tax return was filed. |
| + | Plus; some retention periods consist of two or more components. For example, capital asset records should be kept while they are active plus six years (ACT + 06) |
| FR | Final Report year; all records created while the project is active |
| All record retention periods are in "years" unless months (M) or days (D) are specified. | |
| ACCOUNT RECONCILIATIONS | Unrestricted | Restricted |
| Ledger sheets | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Free balance reports | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Year ending reports from FIS | CY + 04 | Fr + 04 |
| ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE | Unrestricted | Restricted |
| IDX charge batches | 6M | 6M |
| IDX payment batches | 6M | 6M |
| IDX adjustment batches | 6M | 6M |
| Cash receipt logs | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Patient receipt books | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Appointment books | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Outside billings (not related to patients) | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Lock box deposits | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Patient billing records (fee tickets) | CY +04 | FR + 04 |
| Facility bills | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Telephone bills | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Computing bills | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Computing account number information | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Tuition 3rd party and awards | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Tuition TIP reports | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| ACCOUNTING | Unrestricted | Restricted |
| Check Requests - auto approval | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Check Requests - central area approval required | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Journal | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Payroll Cost Transfer | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Invoice Statements | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Budget Adjustments | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Interdepartmental Orders | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Purchase Orders | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Purchase Order Requisitions | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Travel Reports | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Travel Advances | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Petty Cash forms | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Free balance and other A/P invoices | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Receipt Vouchers | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Asset acquisition and disposal forms | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Equipment orders | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| PAYROLL | Unrestricted | Restricted |
| Time Cards | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Appointment funds | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Bi-weekly time sheets | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Authorization forms | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| PARS | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Accruals | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Payroll distribution reports | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| TIME AND LEAVE RECORDS | Unrestricted | Restricted |
| Current employees | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Terminated employees | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Work-study | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| PERSONNEL | Unrestricted | Restricted |
| Terminated employee personnel | 1 year from date of action | 1 year from date of action |
| Employee performance evaluation | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Incident reports | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Applications | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Personnel information including address and benefit information | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Education and training, basic payroll information, promotions, transfers, and resignations | 1 year from date of action | 1 year from date of action |
| Garnishments | CY + 02 | FR + 02 |
| WORK ORDERS | Unrestricted | Restricted |
| Custodial | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Maintenance | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Telephone | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Cellular Phone | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Long distance code list | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Long distance requests | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| DRUG STUDIES | Unrestricted | Restricted |
| Contracts | IND | IND |
| Patient files | IND | IND |
| Case report forms | IND | IND |
| Budget negotiations | IND | IND |
| IRB approvals | IND | IND |
| Protocols | IND | IND |
| CONTRACTS | Unrestricted | Restricted |
| Maintenance | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Community service | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Laundry | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| STUDENT FILES | Unrestricted | Restricted |
| Loans | IND | IND |
| Student applications | IND | IND |
| Cancellations | IND | IND |
| Delinquency reports | IND | IND |
| Notes/Correspondence | IND | IND |
| ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS | Unrestricted | Restricted |
| Cashier balancing sheets | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Customer requests for library reference services | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Miscellaneous logs | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Budgets | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| FIS authorizations | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Insurance add/delete forms | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Medical records | 10 years from date of last visit (for minors, the LATER of the 23rd birthday or 10 years from date of last visit) | 10 years from date of last visit (for minors, the LATER of the 23rd birthday or 10 years from date of last visit) |
| Patient insurance cards, photocopies and images | CY + 02 | FR + 02 |
| Patient videos | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| A/R month-end reports | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Support service logs | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Space - departmental space | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Floor plans/blueprints | IND | IND |
| Renovation proposals/projects | IND | IND |
| Resource allocation report | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Assets - moveable equipment | ACT + 06 | ACT + 06 |
| Daily log slips | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Monthly reports | CY + 04 | FR + 04 |
| Sponsored awards/agreements | N/A | FR + 04 |
| TAX | Unrestricted |
| Employment tax filings | CY + 04 |
| Excise tax filings | CY + 04 |
| Income tax filings | CY + 04 |
| Sales tax filings | CY + 04 |
| Tax returns | CY + 04 |
| Tax returns employment | CY + 04 |
| Tax returns excise | CY + 04 |
| Tax returns income | CY + 04 |
| Tax returns motor fuel | CY + 04 |
| Tax returns property | CY + 04 |
| Tax returns sales | CY + 04 |
| Tax returns unemployment | CY + 04 |
| Tax returns use | CY + 04 |