It is the policy of Medilaw to hold claimant records in hard copy for a period of three months following assessment.
After three months, Medliaw scans the following claimant records and destroys the paper copies:
- the letter of instruction
- the claimant’s signed consent form
- the contemporaneous notes by the doctor
- any investigation results that have been requested as part of the assessment
- the assessment report
Briefing documents received from the referring agency are destroyed unless a specific request has been received for their return.