A Personal Representative who has been granted legal authority to act on behalf of an. incompetent adult patient or a minor patient can make health care decisions regarding the. patientâs health care and can also assist in exercising the patientâs rights related to protected. health information.
Exception: Don't use a comma with the greeting Dear, as in: Dear Claudio: Dear Claudio, If you are wondering why I have shown the Dear Claudio greeting (salutation) with both a colon and a comma, the colon (:) is used in business letters. The comma is used in personal ones (congratulations, condolences).
Place a comma after the salutation in a letter. If the letter is of a formal business nature, a colon may be used instead of a comma in the salutation. For example: Dear Mr. Peterson, Dear Mr. Peterson: When to Use Semicolons. Here are two semicolon rules you'll want to know about. A semicolon should be placed between two independent clauses. For example: