A parent has requested access to his child's medical records at a school-based health clinic. Which of the following statements about access and release of a minor's medical record is cor-rect?
a. Reproductive information is protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Ac-counting Act (HIPAA).
b. A minor cannot get birth control without parental consent.
c. Medical records are available to anyone who wishes to access them.
d. Parents can legally access all medical rec-ords of a minor child.
ANS: D
In many states, parents can legally access all medical records of their minor children, which limits the confidentiality assurances offered to a teen seeking reproductive health care. The HIPAA Privacy Rule established that if a minor consented to care, then only that individual could access and release those medical records. However, the Privacy Rule also deferred to existing state law.
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