1. The presiding officer of the committee may request from a health care provider all patient records of the provider from the most recent thirty-six-month period which pertain to an identified maternal mortality. Upon receipt of a written request for the information, a health care provider shall disclose the records. The presiding officer also may acquire the information from health care facilities, maternal mortality review programs, and other sources in other states to ensure the committee's records of North Dakota maternal mortality cases are accurate and complete.
2. The department of health and human services shall provide a certified copy of a complete death record to the committee upon request.