How common is getting outed?

[Sir_Winston54]

Yeah, but telling a patient's parents about their lifestyle choice breaks the ethics code.

In most states in this country, telling the parents of a legally competent, majority age patient *anything* about the patient's condition without the explicit permission of the patient is against the law, except in certain circumstances, as well as the code of ethics of the medical professions.

 

[Harmony_1985]

In most states in this country, telling the parents of a legally competent, majority age patient *anything* about the patient's condition without the explicit permission of the patient is against the law, except in certain circumstances, as well as the code of ethics of the medical professions.

It is here. Sadly for the nature of the subject disclosed, they'll never be a complaint filled as it'll all come out in the open and I'm sure MIS doesn't want that at all.

 

[intothewoods]

As far as consulting with other providers for assistance, the bolded portion above is key; the exception usually is if the patient is also a patient of the other provider(s), in which case it is presumed that the added knowledge will be beneficial to the consultee(s) in helping provide service(s) for the patient.

HOWEVER: In most (if not all) states, the law requires that a teacher/doctor/therapist/whatthehellever to notify the appropriate authorities if a student/patient/patient/whatthehellever reveals information that gives the teacher/doctor/etc. reason to believe that the student/patient/etc. currently poses or intends to pose a danger to him/herself or others, or to commit a crime (in many states, a felony only; in some, *any* crime). It does not PERMIT a teacher/doctor/etc. to notify the parents of a legally competent, majority age s/p/etc. that he/she is engaged in a "perverted" psychosexual relationship with another person and stage a freaking intervention.

All I was saying is the bolded part.