Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 37, § 2817. Special provisions; use of x-ray; retention of records

C. (1) Patient records shall be retained by a chiropractic physician in the original, microfilmed, or similarly reproduced form for a minimum period of six years from the date a patient is last seen by the chiropractic physician.

(2) Graphic matter, images, x-ray films, and like matter that are necessary to produce a diagnosis or therapeutic report shall be retained, preserved, and properly stored by a chiropractic physician in the original, microfilmed, or similarly reproduced form for a minimum period of three years from the date a patient is last treated by the chiropractic physician. Such graphic matter, images, x-ray film, and like matter shall be retained for longer periods when requested in writing by the patient.