What are the legal guidelines to medical confidentiality after death?
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After one’s death, what are the legal guidelines to medical confidentiality especially under the scope of psychiatry and psychology where your sessions are essentially private. Are these information no longer private after the patient’s death?
After one’s death, what are the legal guidelines to medical confidentiality especially under the scope of psychiatry and psychology where your sessions are essentially private. Are these information no longer private after the patient’s death?
June 28th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
No. The doctor-patient confidentiality agreement lasts forever. Even after one has died, a doctor cannot reveal that person’s treatment details barring a few extremely special circumstances or if ordered to by a court.