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None - Unless the Patient in question - OR - the person who has Power of Attorney for Medical Treatment for the Patient - authorises the release of the information.In a genuine Life Threatening situation some limited exceptions MAY apply.RegardsFrank

I am in a similar position.I am my mother’s Power of Attorney Healthcare. In that capacity, I am able to make decisions on what treatments she will receive, where those treatments will be received, whether she can reside int he community or will have to reside in a nursing facility, access to all medical records, initiate suits to compel compliance with medical directives, and so forth.I am also authorized under the laws of my jurisdiction to exercise very limited power over her assets an her property for the sole purpose of paying for her medical costs. Currently, there is a multi-thousand dollar outstanding medical bill that here are assets within her bank account which can pay them. However, her bank explicitly refuses to recognize the POAHC and release those funds to cover the medical costs of her care. As my mother is incapacitated due to incognizance, she is unable to pay these bills herself.In past incidents, having an attorney contact a provider to reinforce the POA was enough to gain cooperation and resolve the situation. After consulting with several attorneys and state government agencies, including multiple contacts by those attorneys and agencies to the bank in question, we have been unable to gain their compliance.At this point, my only options are to obtain a court against the bank mandating compliance, to seek )at a time when my mother is cognizant and in front of witnesses) a power of attorney over property and a power of attorney banking, or to seek court appointment as my mother’s Guardian of Person and Estate.In your situation, I do not know what it is you are seeking to do and what your specific Power of Attorney grants you control of. I would recommend that you review the POA and the laws of your jurisdiction to insure you actually have the power you believe you should be able to exercise, seek out an attorney and ask for their help in gaining cooperation from whomever is refusing to abide by the POA, and consider litigation either to compel compliance or to seek full guardianship.

You can opt for palliative care.My MIL had very advanced Alzheimer’s and we made the decision that if she developed anything that could be life threatening such as a cancer or pneumonia we would not allow her to be taken to hospital. Instead, she was to be kept out of pain, and as comfortable and serene as possible. She already had a terminal illness - her Alzheimer’s - that had taken all quality of life. We would not have wanted her taken to a scary hospital, to be poked and prodded, and given unpleasant treatments to prolong what was already a miserable existence.We would have treated anything that would have caused suffering that was not immediately life threatening like a cut or broken bone.If your loved one has their mind intact, they can refuse active treatment and opt for palliative care - kind, compassionate, loving care, pain relief and let nature take its course. If your loved one is cognitively impaired and there is a power of attorney for personal care decisions, you can say no to resuscitation and to pointless medical treatment that is inappropriate for a person with no quality of life and limited hope of improvement.