February 3, 2023

Dentists and Dental Hygienists:

The Rhode Island Department of Health’s Office of Medical Examiners (OSME) is seeking help in identification of a decedent. We believe the decedent may be:

Name: Paul Crowley

Date of birth: 12/29/1955

Address: 555 Veazie St., Providence, RI

OSME Case number: 23-955

The OSME is looking for any imaging and/or charting to help identify the decedent. If you have any information that you believe may help us, please call our office at 401-222-5500 or email  david.detora@health.ri.gov and refer to the above case number.

Thank you for your assistance.

Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s (HIPAA) Privacy Rule, Protected Health Information (PHI), including portions of a record created by another provider, may be disclosed without the patient’s authorization in certain defined circumstances. They include the following: Disclosure that is required from some legal investigation, in an emergency, for public health activities, for situations in which the healthcare provider is a mandated reporter for example, child or elder abuse, in certain judicial and administrative proceedings, according to state law, for work of a funeral director, coroner, or medical examiner, for national defense and security if required or authorized by law.