D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 22, r. 22-D304
Neither a funeral director nor any funeral services personnel shall disclose to anyone any information they may have that the decedent has participated in the Program.
Death record clearances by the OCME shall be required for all deaths occurring in the District of Columbia for which covered medications have been dispensed regardless of disposition type or place. Death record clearance includes review of the death certificate to ensure that the:
Within forty-eight (48) hours after death, the physician in charge of a patient's care for the condition that resulted in death shall complete, sign, and return the medical certification portion of the death certificate to the funeral director.
An attending physician completing the death certificate for a decedent who participated in the Program shall identify the cause of death as the underlying medical condition consistent with the International Classification of Diseases without reference to the fact that the decedent ingested a covered medication.
An attending physician completing the death certification for a decedent who participated in the Program shall not include any of the following terms in the cause of death or manner of death sections:
A death record related to a participant in the Program shall only list "natural" as the manner of death, or as otherwise determined by the Chief Medical Examiner.
The Registrar may require an attending physician for a patient who participated in the Program to furnish related information to the Registrar sooner than the thirty (30)-day notification deadline provided for in the Act if necessary to complete the certificate of death.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 22, r. 22-D304