Unless otherwise stated, a person authorized to make health care decisions for a patient has the same rights as the patient to request, receive, examine, copy, consent to disclosure of medical or any other health care information.
Probate Code 4643 ("surrogate" defined as adult authorized to make a health care decision for the patient), 4682 (authority of agent become effective only when a determination is made that the principal lacks capacity and ceases when the principal recovers capacity)
