Except to the extent the right is limited by the durable power of attorney for health care, an attorney in fact designated to make health care decisions under the durable power of attorney has the same right as the principal to receive information regarding the proposed health care, to receive and review medical records, and to consent to the disclosure of medical records.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Part 2 - Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
§ 34-6-206. Access to Medical Records and Information
§ 34-6-210. Principal's Objection to Withholding or Withdrawal of Care
§ 34-6-211. Required Execution of Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Prohibited
§ 34-6-212. Applicability of § 32-11-110(a)
§ 34-6-213. Life Insurance Unaffected
§ 34-6-214. Transfer of Patient by Health Care Provider
§ 34-6-215. Power of Attorney Executed Outside Tennessee — When Effective
§ 34-6-216. Attorney in Fact Other Than Parent
§ 34-6-218. Release of Personal Health Information to Determine Capacity