[makeshift333]

Okay I am 24, live with parents. I started seeing a psychiatrist at kaiser for bipolar mania and they referred me to a therapist. I dont have a consent to release information for psychiatrist or therapist. But I do have a consent for therapist to speak witj my psychiatrist regarding my prognosis. The chair of the therapist office said its recommended for my treatment.


The only problem is I am a dependant and my parents pay for my insurance. Can kaiser discuss my treatment with my parents

I said some personal things in therapy session and my parents would hate my guts if they found out what.

[puzzclar]

If you are in the U.S. then no. Outside I don't know. Your parents will only know that you are going due to records for insurance, but that is all!

[JosephR]

If you are in the US check with your state and federal laws. And ask the psychiatrist point blank.

But if you are on your parents insurance, But not under their full time care ( Like going to college and the like). You may have some protection of privacy. Make sure you are explicit with your psychiatrist about your living conditions.

[Thunder Bow]

..."And ask the psychiatrist point blank"...and be sure to tell him your fears as to why you want privacy.

[avlady]

patient doctor confidentiality would help as the docs and t cant tell anyone what you've talked about in your sessions. your parents can never find out unless you told them yourself.

[QUOTE=makeshift333;4396380]Okay I am 24, live with parents. I started seeing a psychiatrist at kaiser for bipolar mania and they referred me to a therapist. I dont have a consent to release information for psychiatrist or therapist. But I do have a consent for therapist to speak witj my psychiatrist regarding my prognosis. The chair of the therapist office said its recommended for my treatment.


The only problem is I am a dependant and my parents pay for my insurance. Can kaiser discuss my treatment with my parents

If u r a dependent as for financial reason,say on their income tax then u r an adult + have privacy rights in USA. If they r your guardian, then as such they can be informed just as if u r a minor. If your permission is required not theirs, that's dependence. The best thing is to talk to your T on what exactly + who exactly the T can release info. Same w psychiatrist. If this is a concern to u, u can have it in writing + an expiration date. When I was on psych meds both required it in writing so they could discuss meds.

[Nobodyandnothing]

When my kids turned 18 they were asked by their care providers to complete new forms to authorize who could receive information about their care. Even though they live at home and are in our insurance plan, we cannot receive any information about their care without their permission, although we will see the name of the treatment provider when we are billed for services.

Interestingly, this type of permission is also required before we are allowed to obtain any information about our children's high school and college grades, etc. once they turn 18. The university does, however, thoughtfully allow us to be "authorized payors" on the student accounts.