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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Find another Dr. This is not acceptable.[/quote]

Of course. It's in acceptable, particularly if one parent is a royal PITA![/quote]

Yeah that’s not how service providers work. OP needs to take their business elsewhere and probably[b] file a complaint with the state board.[/b][/quote]

Based on what? Doctors can determine that a relationship is not effective and decline to continue, so long as they provide a bridge of emergency care for a month -- unless they are ER doctors. Every other doctor can say "no," and that is a part of standard practice. There is nothing to complain about.

But of course, what OP is experiencing is a great reason to change providers. She's just not going to get anyone in trouble for doing so, not the doctor and not herself or her kid (that is, there should be no retaliation for doing so -- of course!).[/quote]

The doctor isn’t refusing care—and money—  they’re trying to dictate which parent participates in the care of their child. That’s absolutely worth filing a complaint over. If the doctor just fired the family there’s no complaint to be made. [/quote]

No, the doctor is dictating who the point person for future communication will be. One parents is unreasonable and the other isn't. The doctor is going about it in the way that will enable them to best serve the patient. Unreasonable parent needs to get their act together.[/quote]

Not up to the doctor. You treat minors you deal with their parents, in the same way you treat adults you deal with their idiosyncrasies. Or you don’t. But you don’t get to take their money and illegally exclude their parent.[/quote]

Sorry, that isn't how it works. This is just like saying "I will agree to provide care, but only during office hours" or "only at your appointment time" or "only scheduled once a week, not every day."

You can't force a doctor to work with you. They are not indentured servants. If the relationship doesn't work, either you or the doctor can put restraints on it -- and that includes that a given person will not be involved (parent, nurse, whatever). Either side gets to make the call on whether that works.

Just don't go back. Find someone else with whom you can maintain a therapeutic relationship.[/quote]

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