Anonymous wrote:At my Dc’s college, there were parents who had children with medical emergencies, and the hospital would not share information until the parents provided the appropriate forms. It a real thing.

This really does happen, sadly.

Our DC will sign an Advance Medical Directive, a HIPAA Waiver, and a FERPA Waiver in front of a notary before we will write a tuition/fees/deposit check to the school. We do not pay some company for the forms though.

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Anonymous wrote:We used Mama Bear for each kid (but didn't pay full price, there are coupons available).

For those shunning the idea, I hope it's never your kid unconscious in the hospital, and you are across the country.

What does being across the country have to do with anything.

You are still next of kin and they will talk to you without a stupid form

The helicoptering and anxiety is out of control

At my Dc’s college, there were parents who had children with medical emergencies, and the hospital would not share information until the parents provided the appropriate forms. It a real thing.

This doesn't make sense. Either their kid was with it enough and could either tell the doctor to give their parents info or not OR the kid was not able to make their own decisions, in which case they would have gone to the parents even without the POA forms. A POA does not automatically get into. The patient still has to give permission.

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Anonymous wrote:We used Mama Bear for each kid (but didn't pay full price, there are coupons available).

For those shunning the idea, I hope it's never your kid unconscious in the hospital, and you are across the country.

Finding the forms online for free is incredibly easy.

In some states, maybe. I’m a lawyer, and I spent quite a bit of time researching the requirements for my DC’s state. The state had very specific requirements for the forms, but no official forms. There were many “free” forms on line, but none of them seemed to meet all the requirements. I finally used Mama Bear, because their firms were the most complete that I found. Plus the process was very efficient.

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Former attorney here. I actually think it's brilliant and a great way to get people to have these forms at a reasonable cost. They make it very, very efficient to do so and that gets them done.

Attorney here, too. Great marketing and great idea for people who want to waste money. This is an incredibly easy thing to do on your own and it’s ridiculous to use this company.

Signed - someone who knows little abt estate law

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We used Mama Bear for each kid (but didn't pay full price, there are coupons available).

For those shunning the idea, I hope it's never your kid unconscious in the hospital, and you are across the country.

Finding the forms online for free is incredibly easy.

In some states, maybe. I’m a lawyer, and I spent quite a bit of time researching the requirements for my DC’s state. The state had very specific requirements for the forms, but no official forms. There were many “free” forms on line, but none of them seemed to meet all the requirements. I finally used Mama Bear, because their firms were the most complete that I found. Plus the process was very efficient.

+1
Former attorney here. I actually think it's brilliant and a great way to get people to have these forms at a reasonable cost. They make it very, very efficient to do so and that gets them done.

Anonymous wrote:Zero. Massive marketing scam.

+100

Some of us have no interest in spending "quite a bit of time" researching and are happy to pay a few bucks to get it right. You do you

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We used Mama Bear for each kid (but didn't pay full price, there are coupons available).

For those shunning the idea, I hope it's never your kid unconscious in the hospital, and you are across the country.

Finding the forms online for free is incredibly easy.

In some states, maybe. I’m a lawyer, and I spent quite a bit of time researching the requirements for my DC’s state. The state had very specific requirements for the forms, but no official forms. There were many “free” forms on line, but none of them seemed to meet all the requirements. I finally used Mama Bear, because their firms were the most complete that I found. Plus the process was very efficient.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We used Mama Bear for each kid (but didn't pay full price, there are coupons available).

For those shunning the idea, I hope it's never your kid unconscious in the hospital, and you are across the country.

What does being across the country have to do with anything.

You are still next of kin and they will talk to you without a stupid form

The helicoptering and anxiety is out of control

At my Dc’s college, there were parents who had children with medical emergencies, and the hospital would not share information until the parents provided the appropriate forms. It a real thing.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We used Mama Bear for each kid (but didn't pay full price, there are coupons available).

For those shunning the idea, I hope it's never your kid unconscious in the hospital, and you are across the country.

Finding the forms online for free is incredibly easy.

+100

You can find all the same forms for FREE online.

Medical POA can be found on the state attorney general office's website. HIPAA forms at the university health center site, etc.

Anonymous wrote:We used Mama Bear for each kid (but didn't pay full price, there are coupons available).

For those shunning the idea, I hope it's never your kid unconscious in the hospital, and you are across the country.

It was my kid and you know what the hospital did? Called us. Well actually the police called us after getting our info from the university. She was in surgery at that time. At no point did anyone ask for our legal forms. Not once in the 16 wks of hospitalization and rehab!

Remind your kids drinking and electric scooters don't mix!

For those interested, I’ve got tax forms for sale—1040 and 1040EZ. $100 each.

I've posted on other posts but I've seen this info given out incorrectly again. Having POA does not mean you automatically get into about your kid. ONLY if your kid is unable to make their own decisions and the POA gets activated do you get info without your kids permission. If your kid breaks his arm and you call the hospital for info, he can say "please don't tell my parents anything" and they have to follow that. Throwing around that you are his proxy means nothing if he's alert and oriented and doesn't want you to get into.

Now, he can fill out a form at the college so you have access to his info there but again, he can at any point say "I don't want my parents to know about this'.

It just seems like a common misconception that an inactivate POA is able to get the same info as an activated one.

Anonymous wrote:We used Mama Bear for each kid (but didn't pay full price, there are coupons available).

For those shunning the idea, I hope it's never your kid unconscious in the hospital, and you are across the country.

What does being across the country have to do with anything.

You are still next of kin and they will talk to you without a stupid form

The helicoptering and anxiety is out of control