My Girls' Primary Care Physician...

[BestDad]

I sent the letter from this site to obtain medical records from my girls' primary care physician and she responded as follows:

Due to the fact that we have never met, and that you name is not in the "parent or guardian" line of our notes that the parent fills out, we do need some type of legal documentation from an attorney or judge that you may, in fact, have copies of the childrens' notes.

Would legal documenation include my 11 year old divorce decree stating that there should have been "joint" medical decisions concerning my girls?

Thanks,
BestDad
:)

[I cry_ in_the_dark]

"Should have been"?  What do you mean by "should have been joint medical decisions?

If you have an 11 year old divorce decree that state's you have joint legal custody, then yes, as long as it is the current order.

[BestDad]

Should have been refers to CP putting both my girls on medication (prozac, lithium, zoloft and neuotin) without even discussing or notifying me.  I ask her response is "Oh I didn't tell you...

[I cry_ in_the_dark]

"Would legal documenation include my 11 year old divorce decree stating that there should have been "joint" medical decisions concerning my girls?"

What I mean is......what does the above quote mean? What exactly does your divorce decree say?

[joni]

that's pretty typical with school and medical providers.  Resend your letter to include a copy of your divorce decree that's relevant to your children's medical care.  

Here's a sample letter from this site that you can use

[Your name]
[Your address]
[Your City, State, Zip]
[Your phone number]
[Your e-mail]


[Principal's name]
[School or Doctor's address]
[City, State, Zip]

Re:    Records Access - [child's name]

Date: xx/xx/xxxx

Dear [Mr./Ms. teacher, doctor, or Principal's name],


It has recently come to my attention that my [son/daughter], [child's name], [is a patient of yours] OR [is attending your institution/school]. I have included, for your records, a copy of the "Records Access Notice" from my divorce decree, which provides me with full access to any and all records regarding my child. I would greatly appreciate it if you could have a copy of all records regarding my child dating back to his/her initial visit (enrollment) sent to the address above at your earliest convenience.

Please let me know of any costs involved and I will reimburse you for them immediately. Feel free to contact me with any questions regarding the above.

Thank you,


[Your name]
Non-residential parent
Enclosure (1) (enclose front page of your divorce decree and the page with the Records Access Notice)
 

[BestDad]

Thanks everyone for your help! :)