QUESTION
Can my 6 yr old child legally been seen at the ER without a parent present?
Asked on Jan 09th, 2018 on Medical Malpractice - Tennessee
More details to this question:
My daughter was taken to the ER by my ex-husbands "girlfriend". She told the ER she was the step mother, which she is not. Her ID is a SC ID and we live in TN and her name is not the same as my ex's or daughters. My daughter was constipated, which we knew, so she was not a medical emergency. The ER did not call me or my daughter's father. Did they violate HIPPA by seeing my daughter?
1 ANSWER
No they did not violate HIPPA. They don't know if it is an emergency or not until they examine her.
Answered on Jan 09th, 2018 at 6:09 PM