📋 The Privacy of Medical Records
The medical record is a private document with legal confidentiality. Healthcare providers (IPS) are the guarantors of the patients' right to privacy and must keep it for a minimum of 20 years.
When can the family access the medical records of a deceased relative?
According to Ruling T-408 of 2014 of the Constitutional Court:
a)
Demonstrate the death of the patient
b)
Prove their status as father, mother, child, spouse, or permanent partner
c)
State the reasons for requesting access to the document
d)
Commit to not disclosing the patient's medical record