I need to know if I can make a friend 'Next of Kin' for medical decisions on my mom when I travel?

The way most power of attorney documents for health care decision-making are drafted, there is a primary person who can make decisions and an...

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If you bring your mother to see a doctor and she falls in his office .Will Hipaa keep him from telling me ?

Technically the doctor is right - he didn't "have" to tell you. Health care providers are permitted - but not required - to give those involved...

Do laws to keep mentally ill people from access to guns collide with medical privacy laws?

You've identified a significant tension in this area of the law. Mostly mandatory reporting laws focus on what "mandated reporters" see in a...

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Is testifying in a custody hearing at request of legal guardian, but without subpoena, a HIPAA violation?

If possible you want a written "authorization" from the patient's legal guardian - and there are specific requirements for HIPAA compliant...

Durable Power of Attorney signed. Sick Parent. Next steps?

Additionally, it can be useful to provide copies of the healthcare directive to your mother's physicians , the local hospital (even ahead of time)...

Can an OBGYN refuse further patient care at 27 wks pregnant?

I agree with my colleague - you want to trust your OBGYN when the time for delivery arrives. If you aren't sure about his advice now, it's time to...

HIPAA does not cover your landlord - but it may cover the person who gave him the ambulance report. The police report is not covered by HIPAA - no...

Is this in violation with the hippa law? Do I have a case?

I agree with Mr. Ezold - at this point you have no proof of a breach of your son's rights. you could certainly make a formal request (preferably...

Medical diagnostics company ignoring y EOB from the insurance company and trying to charge me $500 more.

From everything that you have described, you are clearly in the right in this situation - contractual write-offs are commonplace in medical...

I recently became a patient of this doctor. The D.R.'s office staff emailed procedures and cost to the wrong email.

You may be correct - or maybe the "misdirected" email went nowhere. People do make mistakes. One way to make them more careful for the next...