Montana Code Annotated 2019

TITLE 50. HEALTH AND SAFETY

CHAPTER 16. HEALTH CARE INFORMATION

Part 8. Health Care Information Privacy Requirements for Providers Subject to HIPAA

Representative Of Deceased Patient's Estate

50-16-804. Representative of deceased patient's estate. Except as provided in [41-3-123 and] 50-19-402, a personal representative of a deceased patient's estate may exercise all of the deceased patient's rights under this part. If there is no personal representative or upon discharge of the personal representative, a deceased patient's rights under this part may be exercised by the surviving spouse, a parent, an adult child, an adult sibling, or any other person who is authorized by law to act for the deceased person. (Bracketed language terminates September 30, 2021--sec. 12, Ch. 235, L. 2017.)

History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 396, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 67, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 353, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 235, L. 2017.