§ 1025 Patient Competence Proceedings

• •If a patient is in a court case about whether they can make their own decisions, this law doesn't protect their private medical info.
• •Doctors or hospitals can share the patient's medical records in court if it's about deciding if the patient is competent.
• •This only applies when the patient or someone for the patient starts the court case about competence.

A family member thinks their elderly parent can't handle their own money anymore and takes them to court to decide.

The parent's doctor can tell the court about the parent's medical condition, even if it's private, to help the judge decide if the parent can still make good decisions.