great_ideas
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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Indiana
I recently discovered that my daughter's dad and stepmom have been taking her to a different doctor than the one he told me she was seeing, and stepmom has been taking my daughter to a therapist. My daughter told me that stepmom takes her to a therapist every week. Her dad took her once, and it was not for the first visit either.
Dad has sole legal custody right now. My question is this, if stepmom is a legal stranger to the child does she have a right to attend doctor's appointments with my daughter, and speak to the therapist about my daughter's progress? I think that my daughter's father should go to the appointments, or ask me to take her to the appointments since I am our daughter's mother. Isn't it a HIPAA violation for the doctor or the therapist to disclose our daughter's medical information to her stepmom?
I recently discovered that my daughter's dad and stepmom have been taking her to a different doctor than the one he told me she was seeing, and stepmom has been taking my daughter to a therapist. My daughter told me that stepmom takes her to a therapist every week. Her dad took her once, and it was not for the first visit either.
Dad has sole legal custody right now. My question is this, if stepmom is a legal stranger to the child does she have a right to attend doctor's appointments with my daughter, and speak to the therapist about my daughter's progress? I think that my daughter's father should go to the appointments, or ask me to take her to the appointments since I am our daughter's mother. Isn't it a HIPAA violation for the doctor or the therapist to disclose our daughter's medical information to her stepmom?