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Minnesota Health Care Directive- Disclosure of Health Information Governed by Hipaa

Minnesota Health Care Directive- Disclosure of Health Information Governed by Hipaa

A Minnesota Health Care Directive typically does not empower a health care agent to act on behalf of the principle until the principal lacks capacity to make those decisions.  That is why it is a good idea to include specific language within the Health Care Directive that addresses this issue.  Minnesota Section 145C.08 states that a health care agent acting pursuant to a health care directive has the same authority as the pr Read more…

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