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Father Surprised To Learn He Can't Gain Access to 12-year-old Daughter's Medical Records Without Her Permission
Newsweek ^ | January 23, 2019 | Donica Phifer

Posted on 02/02/2020 2:55:32 PM PST by Morgana

An Iowa father was surprised to learn that he no longer has access to his daughter's medical records, prompting a local television station to investigate.

In a report from KCRG-TV, Kevin Christians says he received a letter from the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics that informed him once his daughter turned 12, Christians would not be allowed to view her medical records without her consent.

"We believe that children at this age should take a more active role in their own health care and have a choice to keep some information private," the letter says.

Though the letter offers no explanation for the change in access, the letter is tied to a federal law enacted in 2002, an offshoot of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) enacted by Congress in 1996.

The HIPAA Privacy Rule is geared towards the protection and privacy of individuals, including minors, regarding health care. Under the law, parents have full access to their child's medical records "as his or her minor child's personal representative when such access is not inconsistent with State or other law," the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says.

State laws are inconsistent in regard to the age where children must consent to give their parents access to medical records. Many states, such as Iowa, have no set age and require individual hospitals and clinics to determine consent age.

"I think there should be dialogue, and I think in this case they are limiting that dialogue that I can have as a parent with my child," Christians said.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: abortion; iowa; medicalmalpractice; medicalrecords; parentalrights
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To: ealgeone; Kozak; moovova; TLI

Why are you blaming the 12 year old when she did not make the rules? She probably had no idea of them prior going to the hospital.

Send the bill to the democrat who made the rule in the first place.


21 posted on 02/02/2020 4:00:29 PM PST by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: Morgana

I like to point out that Sheetz Gas Stations have a sign saying people under the driving age can’t ‘operate’ the gas pump.

SO, your 15 year son old CAN’T put gas in Grandmas car BUT your 13 year old daughter can get an abortion or either can claim they are of the ‘other’ sex and YOU can’t do anything about it OR get a list of what books they are reading.

Bizarro World at its finest.

I also like to point out that when I first hit Japan in 1957 that all of the Native Japanese (that we were in contact with) could speak English and were able to communicate with us. Of course, they were trying to relieve us of our money.
I bring it up to point out that here in the good old USofA, that local 7/11 clerk of a foreign nature can be on the job for 5 years and can hardly understand or speak English.....


22 posted on 02/02/2020 4:01:14 PM PST by xrmusn (6/98"HRC is the Grandmother that lures Hansel & Gretel to the pot")
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To: metmom

See my post 21


23 posted on 02/02/2020 4:01:26 PM PST by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: Morgana

What if he needs to make critical health decisions about his offspring. The state and its overreaching power...


24 posted on 02/02/2020 4:02:37 PM PST by Crucial
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To: joma89

“That is because these leftists doctors want to talk her into having sex and have a greater chance if her getting pregnant. Then they get to satisfy their leftist blood lust in murdering a baby.”

DING DING DING WE HAVE A WINNER!!!

NO MORE PHONE CALLS PLEASE JOMA HAS WON


25 posted on 02/02/2020 4:03:04 PM PST by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: Morgana

THANKFULLY this doesn’t happen in Texas.


26 posted on 02/02/2020 4:04:52 PM PST by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart - I just don't tell anyone.)
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To: Morgana

Read my post. Not blaming the kid.


27 posted on 02/02/2020 4:27:03 PM PST by ealgeone
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To: Morgana

Well then they would not have access to my pocket book


28 posted on 02/02/2020 4:30:59 PM PST by wild74
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To: ealgeone

yep. if he’s non custodial he would still be on the hook for “child” support.


29 posted on 02/02/2020 4:31:40 PM PST by AbolishCSEU (Amount of "child" support paid is inversely proportionate to mother's actual parenting of children)
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To: fwdude

and here in NY “child” support goes to 21 and beyond.


30 posted on 02/02/2020 4:32:59 PM PST by AbolishCSEU (Amount of "child" support paid is inversely proportionate to mother's actual parenting of children)
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To: Morgana

Not blaming the 12 year-old at all. Just setting the ground rules for parental access.

Did the same thing with our kids when they headed off to college. We couldn’t access their grades online without their permission. We pointed out...”We don’t see your grades, we don’t pay your tuition.”.


31 posted on 02/02/2020 4:33:07 PM PST by moovova
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To: metmom

this applie to college as well. I’ve seen where dad is on the hook for college expenses but kiddo doesn’t let him know if he/she is even attending after dropping out. grades are secret.


32 posted on 02/02/2020 4:36:28 PM PST by AbolishCSEU (Amount of "child" support paid is inversely proportionate to mother's actual parenting of children)
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To: Morgana

Then he no longer has to pay the medical bills.

Problem solved.


33 posted on 02/02/2020 4:39:59 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: moovova

yep. hubs had to move heaven and earth to find out if his estranged-by-his-ex daughter was still in community college (thus extending child support till age 24, wink, wink)

She dropped out in the first semester due to zero discipline instilled as a child by his alienating ex-shrew. It was quite challenging to find that out. She emancipated from child support shortly before the mandatory cut off of age 21.


34 posted on 02/02/2020 4:42:58 PM PST by AbolishCSEU (Amount of "child" support paid is inversely proportionate to mother's actual parenting of children)
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To: xrmusn

This ism how libtards divide and conquer and destroy/undermine the family unit.

We really need to destroy the libtard socialists. You can’t reason with them because they just don’t stop being libtard socialists and undermining things.

Gotta wipe em out. Serious. Its why the country is the way it is.


35 posted on 02/02/2020 4:43:03 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Morgana
In a report from KCRG-TV, Kevin Christians says he received a letter from the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics that informed him once his daughter turned 12, Christians would not be allowed to view her medical records without her consent.

Then who pays her hospital bill, if he doesn't have consent to see it?

-PJ

36 posted on 02/02/2020 4:45:56 PM PST by Political Junkie Too (Freedom of the press is the People's right to publish, not CNN's right to the 1st question.)
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To: Kozak

That is a totally disgusting set of events, you are a bully. That girl has a right to her own privacy about her sex life and her dad can go directly to hell. I wouldn’t have dreamed of telling my parents my teenage sex life and I don’t want to know theirs. You were WRONG!


37 posted on 02/02/2020 4:49:30 PM PST by yldstrk (Bingo! We have a winner!)
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To: metmom

no, he doesn’t.


38 posted on 02/02/2020 4:50:03 PM PST by yldstrk (Bingo! We have a winner!)
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To: Morgana

HIPa law in full effect


39 posted on 02/02/2020 4:50:11 PM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: AbolishCSEU

Don’t have a baby with some chick if you aren’t willing to care for the baby with child support through college. Keep zipped up.


40 posted on 02/02/2020 4:51:38 PM PST by yldstrk (Bingo! We have a winner!)
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