How long do you keep medical records in Michigan?

MICHIGAN PUBLIC HEALTH CODE (EXCERPT)

Act 368 of 1978

333.16213 Retention of records.

Sec. 16213.

(1) An individual licensed under this article shall keep and maintain a record for each patient for whom he or she has provided medical services, including a full and complete record of tests and examinations performed, observations made, and treatments provided. Unless a longer retention period is otherwise required under federal or state laws or regulations or by generally accepted standards of medical practice, a licensee shall keep and retain each record for a minimum of 7 years from the date of service to which the record pertains.