QUESTION
A hospital denying me information about my mom
Asked on Feb 17th, 2016 on Family Law - New Jersey
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My mom lives in the USA last Friday she wasn't feeling well and rushed to the hospital, she has pneumonia and Herat failure, my sisters wanted her to die to collect insurance they have on her, she is stable in the hospital now, I live in Ja and they barred the hospital to give me any information hat can I do?
1 ANSWER
Anthony Van Zwaren
Medical records are protected and confidential. If your mother prepared a living will or gave your sisters a power of attorney, they can assume responsibility over the affairs for your mother. They can also instruct the hospital to deny you access to your mom's medical records unless she gave you some power of attorney or other form of legal authority. I believe you would have to go to court and perhaps seek a guardian or conservator over your mother's affairs if you mother is not capable of acting on her own behalf. I am sorry.
Answered on Feb 25th, 2016 at 9:47 AM