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16. Who is deceased in the OP's scenario?

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I'm no attorney, but I feel like a federal judge could order the hospital to report on McConnell's condition. [View all] flashman13 Yesterday OP

Mortician/deceased confidentiality lame54 Yesterday #1

Who is deceased in the OP's scenario? ColoringFool Yesterday #16

I would think the governor of the state on behalf of the citizens of Kentucky. CrispyQ Yesterday #2

I believe it is up to the judge to determine if the petitioner has standing. flashman13 Yesterday #5

Puke evil lies catching up to them. They are never honest brokers, toss them all out. Blues Heron Yesterday #3

No they couldn't. onenote Yesterday #4

That is pretty categorical. Are you an attorney? Can you support that opinion? flashman13 Yesterday #6

Yes, I'm an attorney. onenote Yesterday #7

About appointing a replacement Mz Pip Yesterday #10

Kentucky for a time had a law requiring appointment of a replacement from the same party onenote Yesterday #11

The Republican legislature removed Beshear's ability to make an appointment. flashman13 Yesterday #25

Doesn't the governor have a responsibility to appoint? orthoclad 21 hrs ago #37

There is a requirement in the law for a state to have two live senators Mysterian Yesterday #17

Can you provide a citation? Is this a Kentucky law requirement? onenote Yesterday #20

"shall be composed of two Senators" Mysterian Yesterday #28

Right. And there can be vacancies. onenote 23 hrs ago #33

The law requires two senators Mysterian 21 hrs ago #41

The Constitution requires two Senate seats DetroitLegalBeagle 20 hrs ago #42

Correct. Not that it will matter to the person who has decided they are a legal expert. onenote 20 hrs ago #43

That's ridiculous Mysterian 9 hrs ago #53

The citation is basic comprehension of the English language and common sense DetroitLegalBeagle 8 hrs ago #54

So you got nothing Mysterian 6 hrs ago #55

I'm not an attorney but I think HIPAA also applies. yardwork 20 hrs ago #44

Correct. onenote 20 hrs ago #45

Thanks. yardwork 20 hrs ago #47

what if he is being abused? Skittles Yesterday #19

Yeah. Wellness check. orthoclad 21 hrs ago #38

It's weird. Mz Pip Yesterday #8

It's clear you are not an attorney. Ms. Toad Yesterday #9

Wondering how well HIPAA would work if it were a Democratic Senator PuraVidaDreamin Yesterday #13

The exact same way. Ms. Toad Yesterday #15

Yep, HIPAA definitely would prevent the hospital or other third parties from releasing such information without consent. onenote Yesterday #14

Again, I'm not an attorney, but a federal judge has immense power and can more than likely over ride HIPPA. flashman13 Yesterday #29

No one had standing. Ms. Toad 23 hrs ago #34

Do HIPAA rights apply to a corpse? I think that is what we are dealing with here. flashman13 22 hrs ago #35

Yes. For 50 years. Ms. Toad 22 hrs ago #36

He has not "reappeared": orthoclad 21 hrs ago #40

Why is this vitally important to large numbers of people? yardwork 20 hrs ago #48

HIPAA only applies to medical staff orthoclad 21 hrs ago #39

That is incorrect. HIPAA applies to everyone. yardwork 20 hrs ago #49

I stand corrected. It applies to hospital staff. orthoclad 20 hrs ago #50

It applies to everyone who could have access to his personal medical information. yardwork 20 hrs ago #51

Like Meta? orthoclad 20 hrs ago #52

Sorry, I hadn't seen your post when I made mine upthread. yardwork 20 hrs ago #46

I don't care about Senator McConnell's condition. I hope he doesn't come back to the Senate. patphil Yesterday #12

The live McConnell has been defying Trump in recent months. flashman13 Yesterday #30

i think beshear shd just declare the seat vacant and schedule an election. even if he's alive, mopinko Yesterday #18

What utter nonsense. Why not just have every Democratic governor declare every Republican office vacant? tritsofme Yesterday #21

is every republican office vacant? mopinko Yesterday #23

And why wasn't Kirk's seat declared vacant? Because governors simply don't have the sort of arbitrary power you imagine. tritsofme Yesterday #24

No judge is going to touch this DetroitLegalBeagle Yesterday #22

CNN has him sitting up and smiling on their home page Bristlecone Yesterday #26

Nope. Ocelot II Yesterday #27

He's in rehab after a fall. LeftInTX Yesterday #31

McConnell. Someone called him Schrodengers Senator lame54 23 hrs ago #32