(a) Whenever the Attorney General receives a complaint in writing signed by an
individual to the effect that he is being deprived
of or threatened with the loss
of his right to the equal protection
of the laws,
on account
of his race, color, religion, or national origin, by being denied equal utilization
of any public facility which is owned, operated, or managed by or
on behalf of any State or subdivision thereof, other than a public school or public college as defined in section 401
of title IV hereof, and the Attorney General believes the complaint is meritorious and certifies that the signer or signers
of such complaint are unable, in his
judgment, to initiate and maintain appropriate legal proceedings for relief and that the institution
of an action will materially further the orderly progress
of desegregation in public facilities, the Attorney General is authorized to institute for or in the name
of the United States a civil action in any appropriate district court
of the United States against such parties and for such relief as may be appropriate, and such court shall have and shall exercise jurisdiction
of proceedings instituted pursuant to this section.
It also allows covered entities to use professional
judgment and experience with common practice to make reasonable inferences
of the
individual's best interest in allowing a person to act
on an
individual's
behalf to pick up filled prescriptions, medical supplies, X-rays, or other similar forms
of protected health information.
A covered entity may use professional
judgment and its experience with common practice to make reasonable inferences
of the
individual's best interest in allowing a person to act
on behalf of the
individual to pick up filled prescriptions, medical supplies, X-rays, or other similar forms
of protected health information.