Sec. 32.03.02.08. Access to Medical Records

A. A related institution shall grant access to a resident's medical record or provide a copy of a medical record to a patient advocate if:

(1) The patient advocate presents written authorization from the resident on whom the record is kept;

(2) In the event that the resident has been adjudicated a disabled person, the patient advocate presents written authorization from the court appointed guardian; or

(3) In the event that the resident has not been adjudicated disabled but is unable to communicate with others or is found to be medically incompetent by the attending physician of the resident, the patient advocate presents written authorization from the next of kin of the resident, the sponsoring agency of the resident, or, unless the facility is the representative payee, the representative payee that the Social Security Administration designates for the resident.