Making an appointment for your adult child

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can the dad call and schedule the appointment and simply act as if he’s your son when he’s calling? The person on the phone isn’t going to know it’s not your son.

Now this is a problem solver!

Also, you can call the office with your son on the line and he can grant you permission to be on the call with him. You can conference call on an iPhone pretty easily if your son isn’t in the same city as you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I make appointments for my 19yo, just did so last month.

Then either your provider has authorization from your 19 year old or your provider does not respect your
19 year old’s right to privacy.

HIPAA does not apply to making appointments. I make them for. Y elderly parents and kids all the time. At no point are medical records discussed. We also pay someone who occasionally makes appointments on my dad’s behalf. You’re talking out your a$$

Healthcare provider here – this is accurate. Anyone can make an appointment, HIPAA refers to medical records. The fact that some practices have decided they won’t allow adults to schedule for other adults is a practice policy not regulatory.

And it's a ridiculous policy, IMO. My 21 yo is away at college in a different time zone. I was at the dentist and wanted to move their appointment, because they won't physically be home when appt is scheduled. I'm literally moving the appt, my kid has my contact information as "theirs" at the dentist and I sit in on most appointments (due to lots of dental issues in past few years) because my kid wants me there to know the details and help make decisions. So no need to give snark and tell me "well X should really be calling us to make the changes".

[Anonymous]

This happened when I tried to schedule my husband once. I was really irritated. I have to pick his crusty socks off the floor, I should be able to schedule his appointments!!!! :O

[Anonymous]

I’ve run into the same issue with my 20 year old son - sooooo frustrating.

[Anonymous]

Once ours turned 18 they panicked we wouldn’t be able to assist with forms and scheduling - they quickly filled out all forms so we could 😆

However, we also asked them if they want us to have access as we respect their choices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I make appointments for my 19yo, just did so last month.

Then either your provider has authorization from your 19 year old or your provider does not respect your
19 year old’s right to privacy.

Yes. The 19 yr old likely signed a waiver in that big stack of papers they signed on their first visit.

And yes booking an appointment can be seen as confirmation of the patient receiving care. And while that might not be an issue for your family it could be a huge problem in other situations.


And a good deal of the time these adults don't show up for the appointment booked for them by their parents. This a valuable time slot is wasted