Medical Assistant Prep / Unit 28 MAS 685 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Personal Representatives and Minors
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The idea
A personal representative, such as a parent of a minor or a legal guardian, can usually exercise the patient's privacy rights.
In practice
The rule includes exceptions, for example where state law lets a minor consent to certain care on their own.
Where people slip
Rules about minors vary by state; follow the practice's policy and ask before releasing.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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