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.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Child healthFamily relationshipsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHome and outpatient careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidState and local government operations
Parental Right to Know Act
USA117th CongressS-207| Senate
| Updated: 2/3/2021
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.
Child healthFamily relationshipsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHome and outpatient careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidState and local government operations