05-24-2006, 06:35 AM
Ceorana OK, suppose the person without a legal guardian goes into a permanent vegetative state, aka alive but not going anywhere, and had a will not wanting euthanasia, in the same situation. There's no denying that they're still a patient.[/quote]
The court appoints a legal guardian. Happens all the time.
Ceorana Or suppose some lawyers want to prove that the alleged victim of a crime was in a hospital at the time they alleged they were assaulted somewhere else? No way to get the records.[/quote]
The fact that a person is or is not/was or was not admitted to a facility at a given time is not a "Personal medical record". Hospitals in RL can release that information at their own discretion, over the phone in fact. I don't think that's even covered by the RL Privacy Act.
The court appoints a legal guardian. Happens all the time.
Ceorana Or suppose some lawyers want to prove that the alleged victim of a crime was in a hospital at the time they alleged they were assaulted somewhere else? No way to get the records.[/quote]
The fact that a person is or is not/was or was not admitted to a facility at a given time is not a "Personal medical record". Hospitals in RL can release that information at their own discretion, over the phone in fact. I don't think that's even covered by the RL Privacy Act.