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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Doctors offices are not safe spaces. Medical privacy is a myth. And Dr. Nasser of Olympic fame is not the only one out there getting jollies at patient expense. Doctors have no right to an unaccompanied visit with a minor, and the minor has no ability to consent to one. Doctors can “ask” people to do things like leave the room, but they have no basis upon which to insist they do. The paternalistic days of “doctors orders” are long gone. [/quote]

No, doctors cannot "insist" as in force the point, but they can decline to continue to provide care for your child. That's not paternalism -- that's what it means to be a private business. Both parties are free to continue or not with the agreement to work together.

The recommendation is not for an unaccompanied visit with a minor, but to do HEADSS assessment apart from the parent. And the recommendation is to have a third party (not just the parent) present for any sensitive area physical assessment.  So, even if a parent stays, there should also be a nurse or CNA.[/quote]

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