[Cinci-nfb] A personal question about access to health information in an emergency

Tue Sep 8 01:51:16 UTC 2015

Chris,I believe you want a legal form called a Medical Power of  Attorney.   
A friend of mine got the form at Christ Hospital when an elderly relative needed surgery, and the doctor would not operate unless the patient had someone agree to be her Medical POA.  You can probably get the form at an office supply store too.  Regardless of where you get the Medical Power of Attorney form, you will have to get it  notarized to make it valid.  You should be able to get the form notarized at your bank.
I hope this information is useful to you.
Judy Rudig
       From: "Christopher Sabine, ONH Consulting via Cinci-nfb" <cinci-nfb at nfbnet.org>
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 Sent: Monday, September 7, 2015 8:59 PM
 Subject: [Cinci-nfb] A personal question about access to health information in an emergency

Hello all.  I have a fairly personal question that I realize might be better served either through OhioTalk or one of the national lists, but here goes.  As some of you know, I’ve had to help my mom (who is sighted, BTW) through a six month job search after she was let go from a store manager position in February. Thanks to both our efforts, a district manager for one of the major discount chains called her last week and extended an offer to manage a store. The pay is significantly more than what she had been making at the job where she was terminated.  Now for the question:  the job involves long hours, and there are possible safety issues with the location and the kind of clientele and employees that tend to work in these places. These kinds of issues are a given for anyone in retail—particularly with the employees / clientele she’ll be working with.  If there was an incident at work and my mom was taken to the hospital incapacitated, it’s likely that I would be making decisions regarding her care. I’d like to know if anyone has information on how local hospitals would handle a request for a family member for information on a patient’s treatment / health records in an accessible format (either electronic or Braille). I do understand that access to health records was discussed briefly at Convention.  I’m particularly looking for any info on Christ Hospital and the University Hospital System, as those are the two places Mom would likely go if anything should happen. I’m especially concerned about accessing the information I might need to make informed consent on mom’s behalf.   This is something that I’ve been mulling over for months with my dad being sick and some other family issues. I also realize that I could use KNFB Reader in a Hospital ER to read documents in an absolute pinch, which would be quite a testimonial for KNFB Reader.   Any info would be greatly appreciated.  Chris    
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