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).
The opening salutation: If the recipient of the letter is named, use âDear Mr.â or âDear Ms.â and then the personâs last name in the opening salutation. If the recipient isnât named, use âTo whom it may concern.â Note: Use a colon at the end of the salutation, not a comma or a period.