thecrew08

this is a sorted story and i will apologize if this gets really long but i could use some advise. my 18 year old is in the icu with pneumonia as a complication from the flu. he is heavily sedated and obviously not able to advocate for himself. he is a college student and his father and i are divorced. the issue right now is the ex husband's girlfriend. she apparently is a nurse and has called the hospital telling them she is a step parent and demanding information on my son. the staff knows that she isn't welcome in my son's room, there is no relationship..he has never met her before. is this a violation of the hipaa laws for her to be doing this? she was trying to get specifics on his treatment, and she is in no way a part of the team that is treating him. she tried using a general power of attorney from my ex and the hospital legal department shot that down, they will only give her general info. any suggestions on how to handle this? it's already a difficult time that she is making worse. thanks!