Dispensary Recordkeeping

Implementation Date: 10/2021

Date of Last Revision: 3/6/2023

Next Review Due: 5/2023

 

Reviewed by VTH Administrative Team: 10/2021

Reviewed by VTH Board: N/A

 

Reviewed by Legal Counsel: N/A

Reviewed by Biosecurity Subcommittee: N/A

Subject to modification by the VTH Director without approval.

Policy

To describe how dispensary records are maintained, this covers all documentation generated by the VTH Dispensary or VMSC. All paper records are maintained for 7 years. After 1 year, the records are moved from the dispensary to Medical Records for storage.

Guidelines

• All paper records are filed and placed into record boxes marked with what the box contains and when it should be discarded. 
• The boxes from the previous year are stored in the dispensary. 
• At the beginning of each year, the previous year’s boxes are moved to medical records for storage until their discard date.

Procedure (if applicable)

1. Paper records shall be stored for a total of 7 years. 
2. After 1 year, the records that are in the dispensary will be moved to medical records for storage.
3. All files will be kept in boxes and labeled accordingly.

Definitions (if applicable)

Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH): The collective clinical services of the Large Animal Clinic, Midwest Equine, the Small Animal Clinic, and the Veterinary Medicine South Clinic.