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.
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Insane...
He’s not Google.
Bet he is still entitled to pay though. Buying a pig in a poke.
First kid harmed by the state.(or feds)...perps go to jail as child abusers.....1 billion dollar lawsuit, at least. Who knows what a triggered mom or dad will do.
Sure thing.
Just send her all the bills.
Fine. Have the father tell the doctor the 12 year old will be responsible for the bills.
Can’t let the parents know about the pedophile rape and abortion.
How can you play the role of guardian if you don’t know what’s going on with the guardee’s health situation?
“Sure thing.
Just send her all the bills.”
Not to mention...if the kid balks at giving mom and dad permission...
Mom and dad might just balk at paying for college.
My exact very first thought.
Don't even expect a penny from pops.
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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.
JoMa
Keep voting democrat..
The HIPAA Privacy Rule is a violation of the First Amendment guarentee of the free exercise of religion of the parents.
Those in Congress who passed this antiChristian travesty and Slick Willie who signed it in 1996 are traitors to the United States of America.
Appears to me as an attempt by leftist sorts to take an existing law, twist it into something unrecognizable for the purpose of smearing the current administration who of course had nothing to do with it in the first place. The point being the establishment of the negativism against this administration.
Under the category of anything to damage the Orange man is good. The left has to be considered in all of these sorts of inexplicable nonsense.
Working in an ER in California in the 90’s. Had a 16 yo come in with belly pain, turned out to be an ectopic pregnancy. Because her condition was pregnancy related, I needed her permission to tell her parents. She refused.
Dad asks me “ what’s wrong with my daughter?” I said I can’t tell you.
Almost got assaulted at that point. Tried to calm him down and told him,
“In California, certain conditions in a minor require their consent to tell anyone. For example, anything dealing with sex, an STD or pregnancy....”
Dad took the hint and went in and grilled daughter till she broke down and told him.
Are those self-same people taking over the cost of health care for children over the age of 12? Where are they getting the money?
I would move to a different state rather than accept that nonsense.
I presume, then, that she can then take responsibility for ALL her medical care, including paying for the insurance and giving her own permission for ALL medical procedures?
I didn’t think so.
If he’s paying, he has the right to know.
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