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re: Kids' grandparents asking for medical consent for a few days of babysitting... thoughts?
Posted on 3/25/24 at 3:52 pm to LSUGrrrl
Posted on 3/25/24 at 3:52 pm to LSUGrrrl
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I would never leave my child for multiple days without leaving a consent for emergency medical treatment
Do you do this for overnight sleepovers?
What if you are just a few hours away?
That's what I am probing for. If we were going overseas or would be unreachable, I get it. We are driving to our destination and will at no point be unreachable.
I just can't imagine getting something notarized every time my kid is away from me. We have never done it for week-long camps, weekend campouts, sleepovers, or going with other family members. Just hasn't been done. Seems like a ridiculous measure, but we do live in ridiculous times. I can guarantee you my parents have never filled out a form like this nor been provided one.
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Posted on 3/25/24 at 4:02 pm to concrete_tiger
We gave one to my MIL when she watched our son and foster son, but we were out of the country for 10 days. Never would think about it for anything in country.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 4:04 pm to concrete_tiger
Definitely wouldn’t do it for an only a couple nights or when I was within a couple hours of return time. No need for it under those circumstances. Why do that feel it necessary?
Posted on 3/25/24 at 4:05 pm to concrete_tiger
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it authorizes named individuals to make decisions for named kids during a specific period of time.
Give me an example of when this would be used.
If this form wasn’t in place, they would call you for medical decisions?
Posted on 3/25/24 at 4:05 pm to concrete_tiger
I mean if something happens they should be able to contact you or your wife right? Obviously if its an emergency they get them to the ER. Make them aware of any medical issues they may have. I don't understand wanting medical consent.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 4:06 pm to LSUGrrrl
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Why do that feel it necessary?
I’ll let you know… talking to them later. I just wanted to query the panel first.
As another poster surmised, I’m willing to bet they “saw a report” and it scared them or something.
Thanks for all the replies.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 4:08 pm to TackySweater
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Give me an example of when this would be used.
I can’t! I’m guessing if they go to ER.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 4:10 pm to concrete_tiger
This is silly. Sorry your inlaws are insane
Posted on 3/25/24 at 4:12 pm to concrete_tiger
Yeah. The best way to handle is to ask why they feel that is necessary and address those specific fears. If your child is brought into an ER under life threatening circumstances, they are going to treat your child to prevent death. Any other decisions, you have time to get home to authorize yourself.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 4:15 pm to concrete_tiger
In this crazy mixed up world, I would hate to not be able to give consent to care in an emergency.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 4:19 pm to concrete_tiger
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If we were going overseas or would be unreachable, I get it
Nope. Still chick think. There is texting available on every major airline. There is cell service everywhere you're likely to go. Boende, Congo? Cell service. Leave the list, put them in favorite contacts and assign a special ringtone. You're just talking about being a few hours away, not looking for gorillas in Africa.
But, you could also have someone from your pediatrician talk to your mom and reassure her. Women are super, super susceptible to "trends" on TikTok, IG, etc. Someone may have posted a story from 2014 where something happened, which has her entire friend group panicking virtually.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 4:26 pm to MikeAV8s
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In this crazy mixed up world, I would hate to not be able to give consent to care in an emergency.
There are zero ERs that would say, "well we were going to save this kid's life, but the parents weren't here to consent for treatment".
EMTALA
Posted on 3/25/24 at 4:33 pm to concrete_tiger
So let’s say they go to the ER. If the form is in place then they just make a decision on what to do? Can you have something added to the form that says first option is to contact you? If you’re on a plane or something and cannot be reached then they make a decision?
If the form is not in place and they go to the ER, are they supposed to contact you? What if they can’t reach you?
If the form is not in place and they go to the ER, are they supposed to contact you? What if they can’t reach you?
Posted on 3/25/24 at 4:43 pm to concrete_tiger
A hospital ER would be able to do lifesaving procedures without your consent. For things like a banged-up arm or falling off a ladder and getting a deep bruise, they would argue against much treatment without your consent. The worst situation I could see would be getting called from school for unspecified pain or throwing up or something like that, where they were worried enough to want to go see the doctor.
The situation you wouldn't want would be for some medical situation where Child Services got involved and some Child Welfare person was chosen until you could get there.
We have never asked for one, or given one.
The situation you wouldn't want would be for some medical situation where Child Services got involved and some Child Welfare person was chosen until you could get there.
We have never asked for one, or given one.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 4:45 pm to concrete_tiger
Who would even think of that I guess you could make it like a power of attorney and have it from this date to this date ?
Posted on 3/25/24 at 4:51 pm to concrete_tiger
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the in-laws are keeping the kids for the first time in 17 years
This is the weirdest part of the entire post
Posted on 3/25/24 at 4:53 pm to MeridianDog
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Child Services got involved and some Child Welfare person was chosen until you could get there
What? Does this happen in Mississippi? It takes days, if not weeks to get a CPS caseworker to schedule an interview for an abuse claim for an 11 year old. The number one goal of child services it seems, is to be ineffective. The number two goal is to be delayed. His version of CPS is not intervening when he loses cell service for 17 minutes on the way to wherever he is going.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 5:06 pm to TexasTiger27
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When my daughter and son in law leave town they insisted on giving us medical consent. I had never thought about it. But but they said if they fall and need stitches, if Streep or asmatha flairs up or they break an arm at school you don't want them to be in pain waiting for the parents to respond. Sounds logical to me.
I think my daughter in law would insist on giving me a medical POA for my grandson if they went on a trip. I don't think it hurts to have it as long as you know your inlaws aren't going to do some weird thing. I'd give it back to them when they got back into town. Although getting emergency care shouldn't be a problem, you never know when someone at a hospital or doctor's office will decide to make it one.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 5:15 pm to LemmyLives
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Cell service. Leave the list, put them in favorite contacts and assign a special ringtone. You're just talking about being a few hours away, not looking for gorillas in Africa.
There are literally places I pass through in East Texas driving from Houston to my hometown that barely have cell phone service. It all depends on where you are travelling.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 5:25 pm to LaLadyinTx
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East Texas driving from Houston to my hometown that barely have cell phone service. It all depends on where you are travelling.
I know, I'll lose service in BFE on the way to DFW, for a few minutes. There's a reason I pointed that out. T-Mobile TX Coverage
One tip is to turn off 5G, and make sure (at least on T-Mobile) that "5G Standalone" is not selected. I figured this out during Harvey; I could not send or receive SMS, because my phone was trying to force a high speed connection before it did anything (tower was less than a mile away.) As soon as I turned off LTE (would be 5G now), SMS went in and out just fine. (ETA: and phone calls should too, but I'm a dude and don't call people.)
This post was edited on 3/25/24 at 5:26 pm
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