Any suggestions on how to get my mom (who has MCI/dementia and is in complete denial) to sign a Proxy, allowing me to access her medical records? I need a "gentle" way of suggesting to her the Proxy is important. If I tell her I need it to see her records, she'll deny it. I need a convincing "white lie" so that she will sign the Proxy. Thank you!
This tells you how a person can require Medical info on another person under HIPPA.
This is the last paragraph
"Finally, a covered entity also is permitted to disclose the health information about an individual to any person, including a family member, if the individual provides a prior written authorization for the disclosure."
To me, Mom needs to be competent to sign HIPPA paperwork of any kind. If I read correctly, the best way is to already have Medical POA in place but there seems to be a way to get around it but it takes time.
You can let her know that a MPoA would be able to set up the online portal for her so that she has easier/faster access to her info and can set up convenient Zoom appointments, reorder prescription meds, and ask questions rather than sitting on the phone on hold.
If she is really into her Dementia, she is not competent to sign any kind of contract.