Definitions

As used in 505 CMR 1.00: Authority Compiling Statistical Data means any local, state, or federal agency or entity, excluding the Attorney General and respective District Attorneys of the Commonwealth, authorized by law to collect or receive information for the purpose of preventing or controlling disease, injury, disability, or death. Chief means the chief medical examiner or his designee. Health Care Provider means any doctor of medicine licensed under the provisions of M.G.L. c. 112; an intern, fellow or medical officer licensed under M.G.L. c. 112, § 9; a hospital licensed under the provisions of M.G.L. c. 111 and its agents and employees; or a public hospital and its agents and employees. Investigatory Body means any local, state, federal, or military law enforcement or regulatory agency or entity, excluding the Attorney General and respective District Attorneys of the Commonwealth, authorized or mandated with the oversight, regulation, standardization, or review of investigations related to causes of death. Medical Peer Review Committee means a committee as defined by M.G.L. c. 111, § 1. Office means the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.