Dentist threatens to call CPS, if you don't make an appointment

[MillCreek]

I'm confused.  Most minors can not consent to treatment, but some (or maybe most) minors can prevent their parents from seeing their medical chart?  Is that right?  If it is, how can a parent consent to treatment for the child without discussing it with the doctor?

Did you read post # 18?  There are certain areas of treatment to which the minor, not the parent, can give consent.  In those areas of treatment, the minor also has the legal right to privacy, and can decide to not share those records with the parent.

[zxcvbob]

I'm confused.  Most minors can not consent to treatment, but some (or maybe most) minors can prevent their parents from seeing their medical chart?  Is that right?  If it is, how can a parent consent to treatment for the child without discussing it with the doctor?

It will get interesting with a parent refuses the pay the bill because they never consented to treatment and is perhaps not even told what the treatment was, and the minor cannot be legally bound to a contract.  Also the minor probably has no assets, so he is "judgement-proof".

[MillCreek]

It will get interesting with a parent refuses the pay the bill because they never consented to treatment and is perhaps not even told what the treatment was, and the minor cannot be legally bound to a contract.  Also the minor probably has no assets, so he is "judgement-proof".

We tell the minor that if the bill is submitted through the parent's insurance, there is a good chance the parent will learn about the visit and what it was for (the parent calls the insurance company and gets the billing codes explained). We tell the minor that if they want to keep the visit truly confidential, they have to pay the bill themselves or make other arrangements.  Since most of these visits are young women coming in for birth control, they come up with the cash.