Do doctor-patient privacy rights apply to minors?

Question

Specifically conversations between a psychologist and a minor.

The parents are paying the bill and the minor is almost 18 but not yet.

Answer 1

They certainly do.

However, a legal guardian may be entitled to certain disclosures due to the need to know certain facts in the pursuance of his duties to the minor in question.

In cases where the right and necessity for such disclosures is not self evident, I guess it is up to a judge to check the law and decide whether it is warranted.

Answer 2

Depends on who is footing the bill, and how old the minor is. Some minors can specifically ask for privacy, but if the parent is paying, the state law might eliminate the privacy.

Answer 3

Yes, if a minor tells a medical person something in confidence it is protected and they have up to one year after they turn 18 to sue you for breaking that act. Naturally confessions to a crime and plans to do a crime are not covered.

With that said however, a parent has the right to be there and determine what care the child can and cannot get. So some information has to be shared.

Answer 4

The parents have the right to make decisions for their minor child and therefore they have to have sufficient information to base those decisions on, In some cases the state through their welfare department might be paying for the treatment but the Parent or Guardian still has a right to any information required to maintain their minor child.

Answer 5

rights apply, but remember those rights are not absolute, many people from other medical person, and the parents of the minor are the guardians and are normally always told and talked to by the doctors

Answer 6

Confidentiality applies. See the federal HIPAA laws (patients' bill of rights). However, parents or guardians might be able to waive the privilege, although I don't think so.

Answer 7

No the only time a doctor has to tell a parent a sufferers information is that if the baby is in instantaneous threat to themeselves or to somone else. your chum even with the undeniable fact that could desire to tell her mom and dad. Im specific she is scared yet its no longer healthful for her or toddler to maintain that bottled up

Answer 8

It depends on the dr an what the minor tells him or her if it is about abuse the dr by law has to report it an he sure want tell you

Answer 9

Yes they do unless the patient is in danger of death.