Accessing Medical Records Of Deceased Persons

Health Information of Deceased Individuals | HHS.gov

https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/guidance/health-information-of-deceased-individuals/index.html

These include provisions that permit a covered entity to disclose a decedent’s health information: (1) to alert law enforcement to the death of the individual, when there is a suspicion that death resulted from criminal conduct (§ 164.512(f)(4)); (2) …

https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/faq/222/how-can-i-obtain-a-deceased-relative-medical-record/index.html

The Rule provides two ways for a surviving family member to obtain the protected health information of a deceased relative. First, disclosures of protected health …

How To Obtain Medical Records Of A Deceased …

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Doctors May Access Medical Records. Physicians and other health care practitioners have long been aware that knowing a relative’s …

Accessing Deceased Patient Records—FAQ - AHIMA

https://library.ahima.org/doc?oid=103866

A: The patient’s designated personal representative or the legal executor of his or her estate has a right under law to access the records. These are the only people who by law have …