{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-671.04","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 7-671.04","heading":"Access to information.","body":"(a)\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law, immediately upon the request of the Committee and as necessary to carry out the Committee's purpose and duties, the Committee shall be provided, without cost and without authorization of the persons to whom the information or records relate, access to:\n(1)\nAll information and records of:\n(A)\nAny District agency, or a District agency's contractors, including birth and death certificates, law enforcement investigation data, medical examiner investigation data, and autopsy reports; and\n(B)\nHealth agencies that provided prenatal services to the woman; and\n(2)\nAll information and records of any healthcare provider, healthcare facility, clinic, laboratory, or medical record department, including providers of mental health services who provided services to the deceased mother, that receives information related to maternal mortalities or prenatal care.\n\n(b)\nThe Committee may seek information from entities and agencies outside the District by any legal means.\n\n(c)\n(1)\nNotwithstanding subsection (a)(1) of this section, information and records concerning a current law enforcement investigation may be withheld, at the discretion of the investigating authority, if disclosure of the information would compromise a criminal investigation.\n(2)\nIf information or records are withheld under paragraph (1) of this subsection, a report on the status of the investigation shall be submitted to the Committee every 3 months until the earliest of the following events occurs:\n(A)\nThe investigation is concluded and the information or records are provided to the Committee; or\n(B)\nThe investigating authority determines that providing the information will no longer compromise the investigation and the information or records are provided to the Committee.\n\n(d)\n(1)\nThe Committee may have access to personally identifiable information relating to maternal mortalities; provided, that the Committee shall not disclose personally identifiable information.\n(2)\nThe Department of Health and the Committee may retain data on facilities where maternal mortalities occur for analytical purposes.","path":["Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.","Chapter 6C. Maternal Mortality Review Committee."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-671.04","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"1417c0fabff93a3851454bc8859bbd3a1a2fefb6c1bf36e50f1dbe204b16d43b","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-671.03","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-671.05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}