Decide whether a death must be reported to the coroner
Key facts
- Human involvement
- RedLawyer-led
- How AI is used
- From the clinical record, list the facts that bear on the published reportable-death categories: the cause, any injury, any procedure, custody or care, and whether a cause-of-death certificate can be completed. Do not draft the report to the coroner or a statement.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer decides whether the death is reportable or examinable in that jurisdiction and writes any report. The practitioner remains responsible for the reporting duty.
- Written for / version
- US
Open a jurisdiction version of this task to see which instruments apply: US
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Supporting preparation only. Limit any support to organising, indexing or comparing the source material. Confirm the tool’s capability and permitted scope. The tool writes nothing into the document. Substantive advice, judgement and any restricted content remain with the responsible human. |
| Lawyer | Perform the substantive analysis and decisions. Independently check any permitted supporting work and approve the exact output for its intended use. |
Checklist
- Verify the applicable jurisdiction and the version of each relevant law, rule or instrument in force at the material time.
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.