Quote Originally Posted by dogmom View Post
I think the conversation about medical consent is an important one. At the age of 18 they sign their consents and you don’t have access to their medical records. Some states limit access to a child’s medical record after 14, for good reasons. Since we are talking about kids >16 right now this should be a wake up call to talk to your kids now about consents, medical privacy and advanced directives. They can be legally signed at 18. I talked to my son and when he turned 18 I had him fill out his health care proxy form. Some parents have their 18 yo sign HIPPA forms so they can have access to their medical records. I am not an advocate of that, but that’s between you and your adult child.
Thank you for this, it's a really good reminder. I just received an email from MyChart reminding me that my proxy access is expiring in the next few months when he turns 18. Now is a good time to talk about advanced directives as well.