Legal Question in Health Care Law in Virginia
If a minor is hospitalized and is found to have a positive blood/alcohol level, what is the law concerning notifying the parents?
Is there a confidentiality rule that practitioners must abide by?
Being that the recognized legal age for this type of notification is 18 years old, is there a limit on how young/old the child must be in order for parents to be notified?
Asked on 9/08/10, 1:22 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson
Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson
I know of no legal requirement that parents of minors hospitalized (for whatever
reason) must be notified by hospital personnel of the minor's BAC level as determined by hospital testing.
Answered on 9/18/10, 8:45 pm
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