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28-68-213. Personal and family maintenance.
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28-68-213. Personal and family maintenance.
(a) Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to personal and family maintenance authorizes the agent to:
(1) perform the acts necessary to maintain the customary standard of living of the principal, the principal's spouse, and the following individuals, whether living when the power of attorney is executed or later born:
(A) the principal's children;
(B) other individuals legally entitled to be supported by the principal; and
(C) the individuals whom the principal has customarily supported or indicated the intent to support;
(2) make periodic payments of child support and other family maintenance required by a court or governmental agency or an agreement to which the principal is a party;
(3) provide living quarters for the individuals described in paragraph (1) by:
(A) purchase, lease, or other contract; or
(B) paying the operating costs, including interest, amortization payments, repairs, improvements, and taxes, for premises owned by the principal or occupied by those individuals;
(4) provide normal domestic help, usual vacations and travel expenses, and funds for shelter, clothing, food, appropriate education, including postsecondary and vocational education, and other current living costs for the individuals described in paragraph (1);
(5) pay expenses for necessary health care and custodial care on behalf of the individuals described in paragraph (1);
(6) act as the principal's personal representative pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, Sections 1171 through 1179 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 1320d, as it existed on January 1, 2011, and applicable regulations, in making
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28-68-213. Personal and family maintenance.
(a) Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to personal and family maintenance authorizes the agent to:
(1) perform the acts necessary to maintain the customary standard of living of the principal, the principal's spouse, and the following individuals, whether living when the power of attorney is executed or later born:
(A) the principal's children;
(B) other individuals legally entitled to be supported by the principal; and
(C) the individuals whom the principal has customarily supported or indicated the intent to support;
(2) make periodic payments of child support and other family maintenance required by a court or governmental agency or an agreement to which the principal is a party;
(3) provide living quarters for the individuals described in paragraph (1) by:
(A) purchase, lease, or other contract; or
(B) paying the operating costs, including interest, amortization payments, repairs, improvements, and taxes, for premises owned by the principal or occupied by those individuals;
(4) provide normal domestic help, usual vacations and travel expenses, and funds for shelter, clothing, food, appropriate education, including postsecondary and vocational education, and other current living costs for the individuals described in paragraph (1);
(5) pay expenses for necessary health care and custodial care on behalf of the individuals described in paragraph (1);
(6) act as the principal's personal representative pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, Sections 1171 through 1179 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 1320d, as it existed on January 1, 2011, and applicable regulations, in making decisions related to the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care consented to by the principal or anyone authorized under the law of this state to consent to health care on behalf of the principal;
(7) continue any provision made by the principal for automobiles or other means of transportation, including registering, licensing, insuring, and replacing them, for the individuals described in paragraph (1);
(8) maintain credit and debit accounts for the convenience of the individuals described in paragraph (1) and open new accounts; and
(9) continue payments incidental to the membership or affiliation of the principal in a religious institution, club, society, order, or other organization or to continue contributions to those organizations.
(b) Authority with respect to personal and family maintenance is neither dependent upon, nor limited by, authority that an agent may or may not have with respect to gifts under this chapter.
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For purposes of this part:
(1) **Code set** — The term “code set” means any set of codes used for encoding data elements, such as tables of terms, medical concepts, medical diagnostic codes, or medical procedure codes.
(2) **Health care clearinghouse** — The term “health care clearinghouse” means a public or private entity that processes or facilitates the processing of nonstandard data elements of health information into standard data elements.
(3) **Health care provider** — The term “health care provider” includes a provider of services (as defined in [section 1395x(u) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1395x/u&num=0&edition=prelim)), a provider of medical or other health services (as defined in [section 1395x(s) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1395x/s&num=0&edition=prelim)), and any other person furnishing health care services or supplies.
(4) **Health information** — The term “health information” means any information, whether oral or recorded in any form or medium, that—
(A) is created or received by a health care provider, health plan, public health authority, employer, life insurer, school or university, or health care clearinghouse; and
(B) relates to the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of an individual, the provision of health care to an individual, or the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to an individual.
(5) **Health plan** — The term “health plan” means an individual or group plan that provides, or pays the cost of, medical care (as such term is defined in [section 300gg–91 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section300gg-9
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Page 2746
TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 1320c–20
1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘Part’’.
tions between Professional Standards Review Organiza-
tions and administrative instrumentalities.
Section 1320c–15, act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XI,
§ 1166, as added Oct. 30, 1972, Pub. L. 92–603, title II,
§ 249F(b), 86 Stat. 1443; amended Oct. 25, 1977, Pub. L.
95–142, § 5(h), 91 Stat. 1189, related to general prohibi-
tion against disclosure of data or information and ex-
ceptions to such prohibition. See section 1320c–9 of this
title.
Section 1320c–16, act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XI,
§ 1167, as added Oct. 30, 1972, Pub. L. 92–603, title II,
§ 249F(b), 86 Stat. 1443; amended Oct. 25, 1977, Pub. L.
95–142, § 5(i), (n), 91 Stat. 1190, 1191, related to limitation
of liability of persons providing information to Profes-
sional Standards Review Organizations and Statewide
Professional Standards Review Councils. See section
1320c–6 of this title.
Section 1320c–17, act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XI,
§ 1168, as added Oct. 30, 1972, Pub. L. 92–603, title II,
§ 249F(b), 86 Stat. 1444; amended Dec. 31, 1975, Pub. L.
94–182, title I, § 112(c), 89 Stat. 1055; Oct. 25, 1977, Pub. L.
95–142, § 5(j), 91 Stat. 1190; Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97–35,
title XXI, § 2113(j), 95 Stat. 795, related to authorization
for use of funds for administering professional review
program, transfer of moneys between funds, and pay-
ments for Professional Standards Review Organiza-
tions. See section 1320c–8 of this title.
Section 1320c–18, act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XI,
§ 1169, as added Oct. 30, 1972, Pub. L. 92–603, title II,
§ 249F(b), 86 Stat. 1444, related to technical assistance
given to organizations desiring to be designated as Pro-
fessional Stand
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