California considering privacy law for autopsy reports
HIPAA Weekly Advisor, May 3, 2004
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California coroners may soon have to ask permission from the deceased's family to release autopsy reports, the San Luis Obispo Tribune reported April 22.
In accordance with the California Public Records Act, coroners must release autopsies to the public, but a bill that is soon to hit the state legislature would only allow a release with the consent of the deceased's family, according to the Tribune.
Family objections to the release of personal health information started the ball rolling on the legislation, reports the Tribune.
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