Retrieving Medical Records Deceased

Health Information of Deceased Individuals | HHS.gov

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

The HIPAA Privacy Rule applies to the individually identifiable health information of a decedent for 50 years following the date of death of the individual. The Rule explicitly excludes from the definition of “protected health information” individually …

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 …

How To Obtain Medical Records Of A …

https://thelawdictionary.org/article/how-to-obtain-medical-records-of-a-deceased-relative/

Doctors May Access Medical Records. Physicians and other health care practitioners have long been aware that …

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 …