{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-5b.10","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 5b.10","heading":"b.10 Parents and guardians.","body":"For the purpose of this part, a parent or guardian of any minor or the legal guardian or any individual who has been declared incompetent due to physical or mental incapacity or age by a court of competent jurisdiction is authorized to act on behalf of an individual or a subject individual. Except as provided in paragraph (b)(2) of § 5b.5, of this part governing procedures for verifying an individual's identity, and paragraph (c) (2) of § 5b.6 of this part governing special procedures for notification of or access to a minor's medical records, an individual authorized to act on behalf of a minor or legal incompetent will be viewed as if he were the individual or subject individual.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","SUBTITLE A—Department of Health and Human Services","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION","PART 5b—PRIVACY ACT REGULATIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"f25ed8fd897b9a799fd197fbc68bfa1444a17fdcfc1ba888b83329d95609cdd1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-5b.9","next":"us/45-cfr-5b.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}