[§321‑473]  Access to information. (a)  Upon request of the director or a domestic violence fatality review team,all medical examiners, physicians acting under the direction of a coroner,providers of medical care, state agencies, and county agencies shall discloseto the department and the domestic violence fatality review team allinformation and records regarding the circumstances of a victim's death so thatthe department may conduct a multidisciplinary and multiagency review ofdomestic violence fatalities pursuant to this part.

(b)  To the extent that this section conflictswith other state confidentiality laws, the provisions of this section shallrequire disclosure, notwithstanding the existence of a specific confidentialitystatute.

(c)  An entity represented on a domesticviolence fatality review team and any entity cooperating with an entityrepresented on a domestic violence fatality review team may share with othermembers of the team:

(1)  Information in its possession concerning thevictim;

(2)  Information in its possession concerning anyperson who was in contact with the victim; and

(3)  Any other information in its possession deemed bythe entity to be pertinent to the domestic violence fatality review.

(d)  Any information shared by an entity withother members of a domestic violence fatality review team is subject to thesame restrictions on disclosure of the information or the records as theoriginating entity. [L 2006, c 82, pt of §1]