{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-5c-12","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 26:5C-12","heading":"Consent to disclose record of deceased, legally incapacitated person.","body":"8.\tWhen consent is required for disclosure of the record of a deceased or legally incapacitated person who has or is suspected of having AIDS or HIV infection, consent may be obtained:\na.\tFrom an executor, administrator of the estate, or authorized representative of the legally incapacitated or deceased person;\nb.\tFrom the person's spouse, domestic partner as defined in section 3 of P.L.2003, c.246 (C.26:8A-3), primary caretaking partner or, if none, by another member of the person's family; and\nc.\tFrom the commissioner in the event that a deceased person has neither an authorized representative or next-of-kin.\nL.1989, c.303, s.8; amended 2003, c.246, s.30; 2013, c.103, s.74.","path":["TITLE 26 HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"16135b7aa0e927744f6f497f65f6e43c5e5676904f60829fd16154043038607a","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-5c-11","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-5c-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}