<p>My son called me about a medical problem he was having. I told him to go the clinic to be evaluated which he did. Next day I called him to ask what they had said and he was told he would need another test at the hospital. I called the clinic, knowing they would tell me little and asked what did my son need to do to give permission for me to know what the doctor found. They told me to have him call them back and give verbal permission for me to know what was in the current chart and the results of the test he would have.</p>
<p>I asked them, do you need a written consent, they said no, the phone call would be fine. He did and they gave me the info I wanted to know.</p>
<p>They had written in the chart that son had given permission for parent to know about his medical problem. </p>
<p>It is possible that this only was meant to cover for one event but I doubt it.</p>