Parental Right to Know Act
United States117th CongressS-207Senate
Updated: Feb 3, 2021
Summary
Parental Right to Know Act This bill expands the scope of advance directive policies and related disclosures for providers under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Specifically, providers (e.g., hospitals, hospice programs, and home health care providers) must have advance directive policies for minors (rather than only adults). Providers must also disclose policies regarding parental access to a minor's medical records.
Bill texts
All available records shown.
Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senate
All available records shown.