POA and HIPPA Forms

[Anonymous]

I would like to get all the forms necessary for me and my DH to support our only DD as she leaves for college in 3 weeks.

She has had some serious medical issues (asthma) and also some significant issues with anxiety and depression. She is in full support of providing what ever documents necessary so we can work WITH her and any doctors as
necessary.

Can someone recommend what forms we should get signed? Does the state in which they were executed matter?
Can I print these of the internet and then get notarized somewhere locally?

Thanks in advance for any help or advice.

[Anonymous]

After consulting my DS' college, we googled and found a HIPAA form from their state. It did not need to be notarized. DS had no objections. We have also done one for the state where we live since an emergency is just as likely to happen here.

No advice on POA.

[Anonymous]

The name of this site makes me gag, but they do offer POAs for a fee. https://www.mamabearlegalforms.com/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:After consulting my DS' college, we googled and found a HIPAA form from their state. It did not need to be notarized. DS had no objections. We have also done one for the state where we live since an emergency is just as likely to happen here.

No advice on POA.

+1 on getting a HIPAA form. Also be sure your DD remembers that when she is seeing any doctor she must note on their office's own inevitable HIPAA forms that you/spouse are allowed to receive medical information. Just in case they get weird about a generic form.

Also, OP:

Get a "durable power of attorney" document. There may be generic ones online or you can have an attorney's office do be; we used a form that does trusts and estates and never even had to go to their office--they mailed the forms and we just had to have DD's signature notarized. The POA means that if she's incapacitated you are able to handle banking affairs etc. for her. Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it. The attorney who advised is said the state didn't matter but do check that.

Also get an "advance medical directive." Again, use an attorney, or find a generic document online. This required two witnesses to sign it but (in our case at least) did not need to be notarized. This document is not the same as the HIPAA form. The medical directive should name you/other parent as the person empowered to make medical decisions on her behalf if she is unable to make them herself. Do not assume that as the parents and next of kin, doctors would let you make decisions -- yes, they probably would, but don't assume it. The directive gives you peace of mind that no one can tell you that a doctor's orders trump what you would know your DD would want.

[Anonymous]

Also--I'm sure you mentioned the asthma's seriousness on the medical forms her college had her fill out for the college's records; however I'd have her go see the campus clinic when she gets there to tell them in person the level of seriousness and ensure she's on their radar. Her roommate(s) and the resident assistants in her dorm also need to know about it. I'm assuming you've gotten her housing that takes the asthma into account, such as permission to use an air conditioner if the dorm lacks AC, etc.?

[Anonymous]

OP here. Thanks for all the recommendations and information.

She is in a room with AC. We are planning on meeting with the University Health Service the morning she moves in.