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Senate Judiciary reviews S210 amendment to allow probate petitions for autopsy reports
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Senate Judiciary members reviewed amended language for S210 that would allow people not authorized under HIPAA to petition the probate division for autopsy reports, set affidavit and notice requirements, and permit courts to redact reports or limit dissemination; stakeholders flagged enforcement and staff-burden questions.
(Senate Judiciary) — Senate Judiciary members on Feb. 24 reviewed amended language to S210 that would create a court-based avenue for people not authorized under HIPAA to seek copies of autopsy reports from the office of the chief medical examiner.
Katie McLean of the Office of Legislative Council told the committee the proposal does two things: it codifies the existing HIPAA pathway by which certain individuals already receive autopsy reports, and it creates "a court process by which a petitioner could file, with the probate division of the superior court, to receive an autopsy report." The amendment would require a petitioner to file an affidavit attesting to the petitioner's relationship to the decedent and the reason for seeking the report.
Under the draft language McLean read,…
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