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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have 3 at 3 different OOS schools and haven't needed it.  I have one log in (used to get sports tickets when they are too busy or asleep during the time window) and I guess I could see there but never even look.   None have lost scholarships or been on academic probation so I assume they are doing just fine.

I have spoken about this before but we have had 2 ER visits and 1 serious accident requiring emergency surgery.  In each cases the ER called us immediately.  They just do next of kin and we spoke to the doctors.  With the more serious accident it was clear I needed to get cross country ASAP.  The doctors and nurses were great about sending me texts to keep me updated and answering the phone when I called.  My child was unconscious when brought in.  They contacted the school via his ID who gave them our number.  They contacted us immediately.   He had to go to surgery quickly after being brought in so I was coordinating that from airports, airplanes and cars.  [/quote]

Exactly.  In a genuine emergency, they will do what they need to do and then attempt to contact next of kin. (every state assumes consent for patients incapable of responding)  As the parent of an unmarried person, you're the next of kin.

If your adult kid is in the hospital with a broken bone, they can choose to call you, choose to allow the hospital to call you, or choose to deal with it themselves.
I vividly remember being sick in the university health center in college, and my mom calling (my roommates had called her)  They came in and asked me if it was OK for them to talk to them, I said yes, and they did.  We had a similar situation with my kid when he was at the doctors - he called me from his cell phone and verbally gave permission for the doctor to talk to me (in that case, just the three of us via speaker phone)[/quote]

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