I am not sure that law applies to this situation, I believe that the V.A. would have his records the same as his military records - fill out the SF180 and send it in, it has a place for medical records delilah ----- Original Message ----- From: "BJ Whitsitt" <folkie@insightbb.com> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 9:02 PM Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] medical records | Marcia, | The new HIPAA laws protect the medical records of the dead just as those of the living are protected. You can get your father's medical records if you can prove that you're the executor of his estate, or if you have the written permission and signature of the person who is the executor. | | Barbara | ----- Original Message ----- | From: Marcia Barnes | To: WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com | Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 5:46 PM | Subject: [WORLD WAR II] medical records | | | My father was in world war II. He wa in a military hospital for 16 months of | treatment of typhoid and malaria. He died two years ago, his last medical | record was at Veterans In Louisville, Kentucky. Do they destroy those | records or would they give them to me? Does any one have any idea who I | would contact ? Would the hospital release them? Or would another office be | responsible for that? Marcia Barnes | | | | ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== | We are an international list! Please, always tell the list what country your ancestor is from. This helps all of us, especially you! If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. | | ============================== | Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. | Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx | | | ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== | http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military:_20th_Century/WORLDWAR2.html | This is the link to our archives. You may search or browse. Also, subscribe or unsubscribe and contact admin. We are an international list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. | | ============================== | Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the | last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx |