HB4845 amends the Code of Civil Procedure to allow the release of incapacitated persons' health care records.
HB4845 amends the Code of Civil Procedure by adding Section 8-2001.10, which authorizes the release of an incapacitated person's health care records. The release can occur upon a written request from the incapacitated person's guardian or an agent appointed under a power of attorney for health care. If no guardian or agent exists and the incapacitated person did not object in writing, the records can be released to a spouse, adult child, parent, or adult sibling.
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