Q&A

How long do doctors keep your records?

How long do doctors keep your records?

Federal law mandates that a provider keep and retain each record for a minimum of seven years from the date of last service to the patient. For Medicare Advantage patients, it goes up to ten years.

What are the consequences of accessing a patient chart without reason?

The worst possible consequence you could face for accessing a patient chart without a reason is that you face a jail sentence.

How do I find old medical records?

To obtain access to your medical or health records from public health facilities, you will need to contact the relevant Local Health District. A fact sheet about accessing your medical or health records from public health facilities, such as NSW hospitals, is available from the NSW Information and Privacy Commission.

When do out of State visitations begin and end?

Questions about parenting plan modifications . Questions about out of state visitation. Handling visitation when there are issues with substance abuse. When do the visitation times begin and end?

Why do so many parents want supervised visitation?

The number of parents who believe their co-parents’ visitation needs to be supervised is substantially greater than the percentage of parents whose visitation actually needs to be supervised. Supervised visitation adds elements of tension and drama to what should be a relaxed parent-child relationship.

What happens when a father refuses to see his child?

While on the lookout for anything that could be used against me, all the while constantly being told I was a bad person, a bad father, and all my involvement with my son was systematically stripped away. The whole process became a painful sham. Father refuses to see his child? Not quite … I eventually reached a crossroads with four paths.

Why did a man stop seeing his son?

There is the assumption that the man will just sit there and take the abuse because he does not want to lose the child. She stuck by the letter of the law, and was able to severely limit my contact with my son by way of orders of protection and maintaining to the courts that he was a ‘danger.’

Why is the father of my child seeking visitation?

Why would a dad who never did anything with the child before suddenly petition for (and, presumably, expect to receive) visitation—especially since visitation with this particular father would mean that the child would have to fly across the country? Still, here she was, ten years later, suddenly facing a custody and visitation case.

What should I do if my son’s father disrupts visitation?

However, if you have never established a custody agreement with your child’s father, then you should file an emergency motion with the court to determine custody and visitation. If your son’s father rarely disrupts your visitations with your child, then you should discuss the situation with your ex-husband.

Questions about parenting plan modifications . Questions about out of state visitation. Handling visitation when there are issues with substance abuse. When do the visitation times begin and end?

While on the lookout for anything that could be used against me, all the while constantly being told I was a bad person, a bad father, and all my involvement with my son was systematically stripped away. The whole process became a painful sham. Father refuses to see his child? Not quite … I eventually reached a crossroads with four paths.