§ 3370. Preserving and inspection of records. 1. Any record, including
prescriptions, required to be kept or maintained by this article shall
be preserved for a period of at least five years following the date of
the event or transaction recorded, unless a shorter period of time is
specifically provided.

2. Such records shall be made available during business hours for
inspection and copying by any officer or employee of the department who
is charged with the enforcement of this article and to any officer or
employee of this state charged with the duty of regulating or licensing
of any person who by virtue of such license is authorized to obtain,
distribute, dispense or administer controlled substances.

3. Every record, including prescriptions, required to be kept under
this article shall be maintained at the premises where the licensed
activity is conducted.

4. The department shall cause to be expunged or otherwise destroyed,
within five years from the date of receipt thereof, any record of the
name of any patient received by it pursuant to the filing requirements
of subdivision six of section thirty-three hundred thirty-one,
subdivision four of section thirty-three hundred thirty-three, and
subdivision four of section thirty-three hundred thirty-four of this
article.

5. Electronic prescription records shall be maintained and preserved
in accordance with regulations of the commissioner.