Material is kept for auditing purposes for three years. Material over three years old may be destroyed except for the first application which should be kept even if it is over three years old.
Individual case records are not to be filed in Archives for historical preservation and future review by historians or anyone else. Such retention has no bearing on the administration of MaineCare.
The only exception to this procedure is a case which has been referred to the Fraud Investigation and Recovery Unit (FIR) or Attorney General for collection or prosecution purposes. These case records shall be clearly marked "Do Not Destroy".
10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 332, § 1-8