Is a medical organization required to provide medical documents of a deceased patient for review at the request of his / her spouse or close relatives

The article presents a detailed analysis of the legal situation related to issues of medical confidentiality after the death of a patient. The publication brought to the attention of the medical organizations, now in accordance with the Decision of the constitutional Court of the Russian Federation of January 13, 2020, № 1-P the denial of a spouse (wife), close relatives of a deceased patient access to his medical records may be considered valid only if during the life of the patient expressed prohibition on disclosure of information constituting a medical secret.

Authors: D.  V.  Piven [4] I.  S.  Kitsul [3] I.  V.  Ivanov [3]

Tags: close relatives1 medical documentation2 medical organization53 medical secrecy2 patient13 quality  control  and  safety  of  medical  activities4