HIPAA: Can we inform a teen's parents about child's hospital visit?
Patient Financial Services Weekly Advisor, May 10, 2007
Q: A 19-year-old presents an insurance card listing him or her as a qualified dependent on a parent's health plan. If the parent calls for information about why the child was at the healthcare facility, can we release any information other than verifying the patient's presence?
A: Assuming the age of majority is 18 in your state, this patient is an adult. Although his or her parent's plan provides coverage, the parent does not have the right to access his or her PHI without written authorization.
Editor's note: Mary Brandt, president of Bellaire, TX-based Brandt & Associates, LLC, answered this question. This is not legal advice. Consult your attorney for legal matters.
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