Section 9.27 Effect of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)

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H. (§9.27) Effect of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)

Recent modifications in federal privacy laws, specifically patient privacy under HIPAA, raised some concern as to whether the ability of an attorney in fact to obtain medical information from health care providers in the effectuation of powers conferred by DPAs would be impaired. The purpose of HIPAA was, in part, to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the health care system, and generally, HIPAA covers health care providers and the treatment of individually identifiable health information. HIPAA establishes a foundation...