§ 5b.10 Parents and guardians.

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Title 45—Public Welfare > SUBTITLE A—Department of Health and Human Services > SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION > PART 5b—PRIVACY ACT REGULATIONS

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For the purpose of this part, a parent or guardian of any minor or the legal guardian or any individual who has been declared incompetent due to physical or mental incapacity or age by a court of competent jurisdiction is authorized to act on behalf of an individual or a subject individual. Except as provided in paragraph (b)(2) of § 5b.5, of this part governing procedures for verifying an individual's identity, and paragraph (c) (2) of § 5b.6 of this part governing special procedures for notification of or access to a minor's medical records, an individual authorized to act on behalf of a minor or legal incompetent will be viewed as if he were the individual or subject individual.

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