Statement by Registrar General from death registration
39.1Notwithstanding subsection 39(6), the Registrar General may issue a statement in respect of a registration of death that discloses the cause of death of a person as certified on the medical certificate of cause of death portion of the death registration form in the following cases:
(a)
upon the request of a coroner or peace officer for the purpose of conducting an investigation or completing an outstanding file;
(b)
upon the request from the administrator of the hospital facility where the deceased was cared for or pronounced dead for the purpose of completing the patient’s medical record file;
(c)
upon the request of a funeral director who is to cremate the deceased’s body;
(c.1)
upon the request of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs for the purpose of determining whether the cause of death is related to the disability for which the deceased received pension benefits;
(c.2)
upon the request of a spouse or other member of the deceased’s family for the purpose of settling an estate, legal proceedings or insurance claim, determining an entitlement to pension benefits emanating from the United States of America or providing information that may be relevant for medical purposes to the person making the request or on whose behalf the request is made;
(d)
upon the request of a health research organization for the purpose of conducting health studies; or
(e)
for the purpose of health studies conducted by or on behalf of the Minister of Health.
Statement by Registrar General from death registration
39.1Notwithstanding subsection 39(6), the Registrar General may issue a statement in respect of a registration of death that discloses the cause of death of a person as certified on the medical certificate of cause of death portion of the death registration form in the following cases:
(a)
upon the request of a coroner or peace officer for the purpose of conducting an investigation or completing an outstanding file;
(b)
upon the request from the administrator of the hospital facility where the deceased was cared for or pronounced dead for the purpose of completing the patient’s medical record file;
(c)
upon the request of a funeral director who is to cremate the deceased’s body;
(d)
upon the request of a health research organization for the purpose of conducting health studies; or
(e)
for the purpose of health studies conducted by or on behalf of the Minister.