It’s Getting Late

I’m sure I don’t have to tell you how screwed up the world we live in is today. We are reminded of it everywhere we look. On TV, online, in the papers, in magazines, in your town, down the street…you know what I mean. Yet, every day there seems to be more and more crap that comes across our desks that not only makes us shake our heads, but sometimes want to jump out the window.

For example, a few weeks ago I heard a loud sigh from an adjoining office. I asked what was wrong and was told by my employee that they just received an email from their health provider regarding their child. Apparently, if they wanted to continue to get full access to their 12-YEAROLD’s medical records, they had to have their 12-YEAROLD sign a release form.

Now, excuse my language, but ARE YOU F#$KING KIDDING ME???? Twelve years old????

Check out some of the obscene language directed to the parents in the notice:

If your child is age 0-11, you will be granted full access to your child’s record.

When your child turns 12 years old, access is automatically transitioned to partial. If your child is age 1217, you will be granted partial access to your child’s record.

by THOMAS GRECO, PUBLISHER

When an adolescent minor consent form is completed by your child, you will be granted full access. Annual renewal is required.

Once your child reaches age 18, you will no longer have access to your child’s record.

How about the verbiage directed to the 12-YEAR-OLD CHILD?:

I want to give my parent(s); guardian(s) or person seeking access/permission to view my past, current and future care and treatment at affiliated doctors and offices.

I understand that this permission form does not allow my parent(s)/guardian(s)/person to see the following health care information related to PREGNANCY or BIRTH CONTROL, SEXUAL TRANSMITTED DISEASE (STD) TREATMENT (and other REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE), ALCOHOL or DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT, GENETIC TESTING, MENTAL HEALTH CARE and/or HIV or AIDS (HIV is short for Human Immunodeficiency Virus, the virus that causes AIDS), nor access to refill prescriptions.

I understand that I can choose to send messages to my doctors and select the option that prohibits my continued on pg. 39