Regulations for the Establishment, Approval and Management of Long-Term Care Institutions Article 33
In performing business activities, the relevant staff of a long-term care institution shall prepare records and such records shall be managed by a designated person and duly retained for at least 7 years. However, records about minors shall be retained until at least 7 years after they reach the legal age.Records under the previous paragraph may be destroyed after expiration of the retention period. The manner of destruction shall ensure no disclosure of the contents.If the institution under the first paragraph does not continue operation due to any reason, its records shall be handed over to its successor and retained in accordance with the previous two paragraphs. If there is no successor, the service recipients or their representatives may ask the long-term care institution to deliver the records. The remaining records shall continue to be retained for at least six months before destruction.When a long-term care institution is unable to retain its records for any justifiable reason, the records shall be retained by the municipal or county (city) competent authority.
中文原文 長期照顧服務機構設立許可及管理辦法第33條
長照機構內相關人員執行業務，應製作紀錄，並指定專人管理，妥善保存至少七年。
但未成年人之紀錄，至少應保存至其成年後七年。
前項紀錄逾保存期限者，得予銷毀；其銷毀方式，應確保內容無洩漏之虞。
第一項機構因故未能繼續營運者，其紀錄應交由承接者依前二項規定保存；無承接者時，服務對象或其代理人得要求長照機構交付紀錄；其餘紀錄，應繼續保存六個月以上，始得銷毀。
長照機構具有正當理由無法保存紀錄時，由直轄市、縣（市）主管機關保存。
但未成年人之紀錄，至少應保存至其成年後七年。
前項紀錄逾保存期限者，得予銷毀；其銷毀方式，應確保內容無洩漏之虞。
第一項機構因故未能繼續營運者，其紀錄應交由承接者依前二項規定保存；無承接者時，服務對象或其代理人得要求長照機構交付紀錄；其餘紀錄，應繼續保存六個月以上，始得銷毀。
長照機構具有正當理由無法保存紀錄時，由直轄市、縣（市）主管機關保存。