New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 37 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT
Subchapter 6 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL STATE-FUNDED COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM ELEMENTS
Section 10:37-6.77 - Retention of records

(a) Records of adults must be retained five years after the last date of service. Records of children must be retained for five years after they reach their 18th birthday.

(b) Records may be destroyed by burning or shredding. The destruction must be complete; no readable material or client identification may remain.

(c) A list of the destroyed records must be kept on file for an additional five years. This list should include the client's name, case number and date of destruction. It should be signed by the staff person who supervised the records' destruction.