{"data":{"id":"us-mt/50-16-804","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"50-16-804","heading":"Representative of deceased patient's estate.","body":"Except as provided in 50-19-402, a personal representative of a deceased patient's estate may exercise all of the deceased patient's rights under this part. If there is no personal representative or upon discharge of the personal representative, a deceased patient's rights under this part may be exercised by the surviving spouse, a parent, an adult child, an adult sibling, or any other person who is authorized by law to act for the deceased person.","path":["TITLE 50. HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 16. HEALTH CARE INFORMATION","Part 8. Health Care Information Privacy Requirements for Providers Subject to HIPAA"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0500/chapter_0160/part_0080/section_0040/0500-0160-0080-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:56:17Z","sha256":"6e925e8f8aa3feaff5f40f624653e3fa182e0f60f51e6543a8e5dac28d778c14","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/50-16-803","next":"us-mt/50-16-805"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}