1. What are the responsibilities of a group practice that also performs medical examiner acticities with resepct to protected health information?
2. Can psychotherapy notes be disclosed to coroners and/or medical examiners?
3. Are health care providers required to redact or remove any information in a medical record sent to a coroner or medical examiner which identifies individuals other than the decedent?
4. Is it necessary to have any type of consent or authorization prior to releasing information about a decedent to a coroner or medical examiner?
5. Are coroners and/or medical examiners entitled to receive protected health information?