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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Information about a person supported that is confidential under § 52-3-103 may be disclosed with the consent of:
(1) A person supported who is an emancipated minor as described in § 52-7-104;
(2) A conservator whom the court has granted the authority to make such disclosures for the person supported or granted the authority to make healthcare decisions for the person supported; provided, however, that a conservatorship over the estate or property alone does not have authority to disclose confidential information under this title;
(3) The attorney in fact under a power of attorney who has the right to make disclosures under the power;
(4) The parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian of a person supported who is a child;
(5) The person supported's guardian ad litem for the purposes of the litigation in which the guardian ad litem serves;
(6) The executor or administrator of the estate of a deceased adult person supported, or the parent or legal guardian of a deceased person supported who was a minor at the time of death;
(7) The caregiver under title 34, chapter 6, part 3; or
(8) An individual acting as an agent, or a person's surrogate as designated, under the Tennessee Health Care Decisions Act, compiled in title 68, chapter 11, part 18.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Tennessee Code Title 52. Department of Disability and Aging § 52-3-104 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-52-department-of-disability-and-aging/tn-code-sect-52-3-104/
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