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2010 New Hampshire Statutes
TITLE LVI PROBATE COURTS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES
CHAPTER 560 RIGHTS OF SURVIVING SPOUSE
Section 560:22 Medical Records of Deceased Spouse.
NH Rev Stat § 560:22 (1996 through Reg Sess) What's This?
560:22 Medical Records of Deceased Spouse. – Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary and upon proof of the requestor's identity as the spouse of the deceased, the surviving spouse shall have access to the information contained in the medical records of his or her deceased spouse where there is no estate administration, unless the medical records indicate that the deceased spouse has indicated that the surviving spouse not have access to those records. A health care provider, as defined in RSA 332-I:1, II(b), shall not be required to initiate a conversation with a patient on the subject of access to the information in a medical record by a surviving spouse.
Source. 2010, 260:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
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