4: Peds Confidentiality Flashcards
Federal law allows minors to receive family planning services without parents consent at what locations?
- Title X funded family planning clinics
- Medicaid providers
Most states allow minors to consent to what services?
- Contraception
- STI treatment
- Pregnancy testing
- Substance abuse
- Mental health issues
Which specific minors have separate laws?
- Mature minors
- High school grads
- Military members
- Married
- Minors living separately from parents
- Legally emancipated minors
- Pregnant or parent minors
All states allow at least 1 and some states allow all 4 of these sensitive services.
- Family planning
- STI screening and treatment
- Outpatient mental health treatment
- Substance abuse treatment
Minor consent for STD services is allowed in all states but age varies from _____.
Minor consent for STD services is allowed in all states but age varies from 14-16 yo.
If a minor requires an abortion and your state does not allow it without parental consent, what are your options?
- In some cases you can suggest the minor seek care in another state.
- If parental consent is not attainable some states allow judicial order and consent through the court system.
Why could sensitive services lead to underbilling?
- Billing practices may violate patient confidentiality.
- Billers may mail out statements that have services rendered.
T/F Providers should educate both parents and minors about the meaning, importance, and limits of confidential care.
True
T/F Providers should support communication between minors and caregivers but involvement of parents is not required.
True
In what 3 situations is it to break confidentiality with minors?
- Physical or sexual abuse.
- Suspected risk of suicide or homicide.
- STI reporting.
