The authority given to my agent supersedes any prior agreement that I may have made with my health-care providers to restrict access to or disclosure of my individually identifiable health information.__The authority given to my agent has no expiration date and expires only in the event that I revoke the authority in writing and deliver it to my health-care providers.

SUMMARY

This bill amends the model advance health care directive contained in the Uniform Health-care Decisions Act to ensure that health care providers are not limited in the medical information they can provide to the patient's agent under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.