Personal Representatives and Minors
- 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?
- Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule allow parents the right to see their children’s medical records?
- Does a power of attorney given to a person for purposes other than health care, such as a power of attorney to close on real estate, authorize that person to access an individual's health information as that individual's personal representative?
- 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?
- 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?
- May adults with mental retardation control their protected health information if they are able to authorize uses and disclosures of their protected health information?
- Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule provide rights for children to be treated without parental consent?
- How does a covered entity identify an individual’s personal representative?
- Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule address when a person may not be the appropriate person to control an individual's protected health information?
- Can the personal representative of an adult or emancipated minor obtain access to the individual's medical record?
- Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule change the way in which a person can grant another person health care power of attorney?
- If someone has health care power of attorney for an individual, can they obtain access to that individual's medical record?