20 CFR 401.75
§ 401.75 Rights of parents or legal guardians.
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 401.75, § 401.75 Rights of parents or legal guardians, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/78053
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For purposes of this part, a parent or guardian of any minor or the legal guardian of 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 a minor or incompetent individual. Except as provided in § 401.45, governing procedures for verifying an individual's identity, and § 401.55(c) governing special procedures for notification of or access to a minor's medical records, if you are authorized to act on behalf of a minor or legal incompetent, you will be viewed as if you were the individual or subject individual.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.