[WSBARP] Death Certificates

[John M. Riley III]

To  aid in the  discussion,  I was able to confirm and refute valuable family history based on the health information in my predecessors death certificates.   It was very helpful to convert legend to fact and to expand some legend.  An argument should be made that as a matter of policy that is a  greater good than protection of  health information.

Thanks.

John Riley  (Oh the Irish).



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From: wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com] On Behalf Of Richard Holland
Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 11:08 AM
To: WSBA Real Property Listserv
Subject: [WSBARP] Death Certificates

Hello Listmates,

Frequently, as a consequence of what I do, we are required to record a death certificate with the County.  As I glanced at another one this morning, I was struck by the amount of personal HEALTH information that is on the death certificate.  I know that in Oregon, for example, you have to request a "short form death certificate" to record is as it omits the health information.  I was wondering if anyone else thinks that the approach in Washington is problematic given Federal law and just general ethics, and if anyone had an idea of what member of our State Government I might raise this with besides blindly contacting my local representative.

Sincerely,

Richard L. Holland

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