Tennessee § 34-6-111 - Access to medical information by personal representative for limited purpose of determining disability or incapacity when effective date of power of attorney deferred.
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§ 34-6-111. Access to medical information by personal representative for limited purpose of determining disability or incapacity when effective date of power of attorney deferred.
The principal of a power of attorney pursuant to this part may direct that the power of attorney is effective at the date signed or may defer the effective date to the date the principal is determined to be disabled or incapacitated. Notwithstanding any language in the document establishing the power of attorney, if the effective date is stated as deferred to the time the principal is determined to be disabled or incapacitated, for the limited purposes of authorizing the agent designated in the power of attorney to have access to the principal's medical records, physicians, other medical personnel and to discuss the principal's health situation and particularly to comply with the HIPAA rules, the power of attorney nevertheless is effective at the date of signing and the person designated the attorney in fact shall thereupon be the principal's personal representative as that term is used in the HIPAA rules with the ability to access immediately the principal's medical records, physicians, other medical personnel and to discuss the principal's health situation for the limited purpose of determining whether the principal is disabled or incapacitated to the extent that the general provisions of the power of attorney become effective. Acts 2004, ch. 8, § 4; 2007, ch. 8, § 10. Compiler's Notes. HIPAA, referred to in this section, is the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), 42 U.S.C. § 1320 d et seq. Cross-References. Release of personal health information to determine capacity, § 35-50-127 . Attorney General Opinions. Ability of a person possessing limited communication skills to execute a power of attorney. OAG 10-89, 2010 Tenn. AG LEXIS 95 (7/29/10).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 34-6-111 ("Access to medical information by personal representative for limited purpose of determining disability or incapacity when effective date of power of attorney deferred.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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