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Personal Representatives and Minors
Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule change the way in which a person can grant another person health care power of attorney?
If someone has a health care power of attorney for an individual, can they obtain access to that individual's medical record?
Can the personal representative of an adult or emancipated minor obtain access to the individual's medical record?
How can family members of a deceased individual obtain the deceased individual's protected health information that is relevant to their own health care?
Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule address when a person may not be the appropriate person to control an individual's protected health information?
May personal representatives access health information based on a non-health care power of attorney?
How does a covered entity identify an individual’s personal representative?
Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule allow parents the right to see their children’s medical records?
If a child receives emergency medical care without a parent's consent, can the parent get all information about the child's treatment and condition?
Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule provide rights for children to be treated without parental consent?
When an individual reaches the age of majority or becomes emancipated, who controls the protected health information concerning health care services rendered while the individual was an unemancipated minor?
May a psychologist continue his practice to notify a parent before treating his or her minor child, even though the minor child is able to consent to such health care under state law?
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