53-21-1108. (Temporary) Disclosure of information -- confidentiality. (1) The department shall provide the Montana suicide review team with a copy of each death certificate filed with the state that lists suicide as the cause of death. The department may not charge a fee for providing the death certificate.
     (2) The suicide review team may request and may receive information from:
     (a) a county coroner;
     (b) the state medical examiner provided for in 44-3-201;
     (c) an appropriate tribal official as designated by a tribe; and
     (d) a health care provider as permitted in Title 50, chapter 16, part 5 or 8, or applicable federal law.
     (3) Upon request of the suicide review team, a health care provider may disclose information about a patient without the patient's authorization or without the authorization of the representative of a patient who is deceased.
     (4) The suicide review team shall maintain the confidentiality of the information received pursuant to 53-21-1105 through 53-21-1110.
     (5) Materials and information obtained by the suicide review team are not subject to subpoena or to the requirements related to public records under Title 2, chapter 6. (Terminates June 30, 2016--sec. 16, ch. 353, L. 2013.)

     History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 353, L. 2013.