Reply to Screened for drugs without permission

Forum Index » Expectant and Postpartum Moms

Reply to "Screened for drugs without permission "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here, thank you for the responses everyone. To be clear, I am not claiming that what they did was illegal. As I mentioned in my original post, I understand that I could have and should have asked for more details about exactly what they were testing, and lesson learned. However, [b]I can guarantee that I did not sign anything that day authorizing[/b] any drug screen [b]or any blood work at all[/b](which I guess they don't need from a legal perspective).

Regardless of the legal status I do feel disrespected. As to the reasons I care, it is a matter of trust and consent. I don't want to feel like a suspect every time i seek medical care and even though I don't use drugs, I dislike the idea of women who do use drugs becoming targets by seeking care.

I am skeptical of the idea that making a fuss about this would "raise red flags" in the system but if it did, I would find that all the more reason to make a fuss. I think the practice is unethical and raising red flags over complaints about an unethical practice is even more unethical. In any case, I feel decently well placed to defend myself against any false suspicion, but of course I would rather not have to.

With all that said, I don't know if there is much I can do. I can complain to the various oversight boards and to Kaiser directly. I could also have a frank conversation with my doctor. I might try some subset of those options but I don't anticipate any progress.

Thank you all again for your feedback.[/quote]

You didn't authorize ANY blood work at all but you... seem to have permitted them to stick the needle in your arm and draw blood...? What am I missing here? Also, it's simply not that big of a deal. As a PP said, this and STD panels are standard practice. The provider probably didn't put a spot light on it for you because it's entirely routine.[/quote]

I said I didn't *sign anything* authorizing blood work, not that I didn't generally consent to blood work. This was in response to specific claims that I must have signed something but did not read the fine print.

I disagree that the provider didn't spotlight it because it is standard practice. I think it was pretty clearly intentional to not inform patients about this and it seems to match the expert of others at Kaiser, here and other places I've read about it. I was informed, for example, about the std screen part. You might not, but many people feel very differently about a drug screen than an std screen, myself obviously included. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics