[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR401.75]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
               CHAPTER III--SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 401_PRIVACY AND DISCLOSURE OF OFFICIAL RECORDS AND INFORMATION--Table 
of Contents
 
                        Subpart B_The Privacy Act
 
Sec. 401.75  Rights of parents or legal guardians.

    For purposes of this part, a parent or guardian of any minor or the 
legal guardian of any individual who has

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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 Sec. 401.45, 
governing procedures for verifying an individual's identity, and Sec. 
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.