[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 45, Volume 1] [Revised as of October 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 45CFR5b.10] [Page 39] TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE AND HUMAN SERVICES PART 5b--PRIVACY ACT REGULATIONS--Table of Contents Sec. 5b.10 Parents and guardians. 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 Sec. 5b.5, of this part governing procedures for verifying an individual's identity, and paragraph (c) (2) of Sec. 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.