Does anyone in FReerland know whether or not doctors are mandated to ask patients about their ownership of firearms?
How is ownership of firearms related to requiring a colonoscopy?
If they do, my response will be "I don't talk about that. I don't want to spoil the surprise."
My doctor’s office already does ask about ownership of firearms.
Pediatric doctors sure as hell do it!
I don’t know if it’s a new law or just some new recommended standard, but it is on all the forms at ob/gyn and pediatricians these days.
Seems to be inescapable. I write nunya in the space.
I know we are not.
I know it is "standard of care" for parents of children (per American Academy of Pediatrics), but all that means is that a private legal cause of action (malpractice) is created against the pediatrician or family doc who doesn't ask IF a child then shoots himself or someone else.
So far, "standard of care" has no significance in licensure or other government actions.
It would have been much better if Florida or other states legislating about this matter had banned lawsuits against doctors who don't ask, rather than banning asking the question.
Banning the question is almost certainly unconstitutional, and it covers situations where you HAVE to ask (suicidality, homicidal ideation).
Banning the lawsuits would remove the "standard of care" problem, but, since the lawyers make the laws, that will never happen. Can't leave money on the table, as they say.
I know we are not.
I know it is "standard of care" for parents of children (per American Academy of Pediatrics), but all that means is that a private legal cause of action (malpractice) is created against the pediatrician or family doc who doesn't ask IF a child then shoots himself or someone else.
So far, "standard of care" has no significance in licensure or other government actions.
It would have been much better if Florida or other states legislating about this matter had banned lawsuits against doctors who don't ask, rather than banning asking the question.
Banning the question is almost certainly unconstitutional, and it covers situations where you HAVE to ask (suicidality, homicidal ideation).
Banning the lawsuits would remove the "standard of care" problem, but, since the lawyers make the laws, that will never happen. Can't leave money on the table, as they say.
Centricity (the Mercedes Benz of EMRs sold by GE) has a field for it in the Pediatric History. So far, AFAIK, it isn’t required to be filled out. When I used Centricity, I never did.
Does anyone in FReerland [sic] know whether or not doctors are mandated to ask patients about their ownership of firearms?
At the VA they ask if you have had and HIV test, and if you own firearms.
My answer is no.
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My kids’ pediatrician has been asking about guns in the house for Years now.
The American Academy of Pediatrics “recommends” this — and then pre-prints the annual exam form your pediatrician most likely uses, which this question on it.