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My daughter is having some issues and the doctor has told her to keep it quiet from us, the parents. Is this something he/she can do? She is only 12 years old and she has told us about the doctors request. This practice, that has 7 doctors in it all rotate with all children for visits, is this normal? BTW it has nothing to do with pregnancy or the such..

2006-12-06 04:03:03 · 4 answers · asked by Chuck 3 in Politics & Government Law & Ethics

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Each state has different laws. Here in Michigan, the parents of a minor have unlimited access to their child(ren)'s medical records until the child(ren) is/are 18 years old. That's one possible way for you to find out what has been going on if your state has similar laws. However, in terms of anything discussed between your 12-year-old and the doctor, I can chisel it in stone for you that the doctor will ALWAYS hide behind doctor/patient privilege. You'd have to get a court order to get the doctor to reveal any discussions he had with your daughter, and even then the doctor would probably fight it.

2006-12-06 04:14:11 · answer #1 · answered by sarge927 7 · 0 0

I usually go to a doctor's appointment with my daughter
so their is no privacy there
you have a right to know, unless she is seeing a psychologist
if you don't like the rotating of the doctors in this office
try finding a practise with just one doctor

2006-12-06 12:14:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I believe the doctor-patient privilege extends to minors. Therefore, the child does not have to tell the parents what he/she discussed with the doctor and the parents have no legal way of finding out.

If the doctor's advice to keep something secret from you (parents) makes you or your child uncomfortable, you might want to have a family discussion about possibly changing doctors.

2006-12-06 12:10:46 · answer #3 · answered by orzoff 4 · 0 0

There is HIPAA covers everyhting and anything about the privacy of a patient no matter how old.

2006-12-06 12:11:15 · answer #4 · answered by Rosita D 2 · 0 0

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