Vermont § 1555 - Information related to maternal mortality

§ 1555. Information related to maternal mortality

• (a)(1) Health care providers; health care facilities; clinics; laboratories; medical records
  departments; and State offices, agencies, and departments shall report all maternal
  mortality deaths to the Chair of the Maternal Mortality Review Panel and to the Commissioner
  of Health or designee. (2) The Commissioner and the Chair may acquire the information described in subdivision
  (1) of this subsection from health care facilities, maternal mortality review programs,
  and other sources in other states to ensure that the Panel’s records of Vermont maternal
  mortality cases are accurate and complete. (b)(1) In any case under review by the Panel, upon written request of the Commissioner or
  designee, a person who possesses information or records that are necessary and relevant
  to the review of a maternal mortality shall, as soon as practicable, provide the Panel
  with the information and records. All requests for information or records by the Commissioner
  or designee related to a case under review shall be provided by the person possessing
  the information or records to the Panel at no cost. (2) The Commissioner or designee may retain identifiable information regarding facilities
  where maternal deaths occur and geographic information on each case solely for the
  purposes of trending and analysis over time. In accordance with the rules adopted
  pursuant to subdivision 1556(4) of this title, all individually identifiable information on individuals and identifiable information
  on facilities shall be removed prior to any case review by the Panel. (3) The Chair shall not acquire or retain any individually identifiable information. (4) As used in this subsection, “individually identifiable information” includes vital
  records; hospital discharge data; prenatal, fetal, pediatric, or infant medical records;
  hospital or clinic records; laboratory reports; records of fetal deaths or induced
  terminations of pregnancies; and autopsy reports.