RE: Still struggling.
February 18, 2016 at 10:11 pm
(This post was last modified: February 18, 2016 at 10:23 pm by God of Mr. Hanky.)
Guys, I think this is a solid case for using the 911 system given (and IF) the following is true:
A minor patient in the custody of his mother has seen a qualified mental health professional, and it is that professional's opinion that he be treated with a pharmacological treatment program for pervasive (that's a characterization of the effects caused by the disease, GD, not of you) OCD.
The patient's mother is now, without consulting any qualified mental health practitioners, arbitrarily withholding the recommended treatment, while barring the patient's further access to said professional, or any others with legal qualifications to decide on the same.
The consequences of the mother's actions are resulting in increasing mental instability for the patient, constituting an abuse of her role as his legal guardian.
Given that all of the above is true, it looks like a 911 call is more than justified, but I'm not a lawyer. If anyone here knows the law, I think GD needs your advice on whether such a call would result in a required follow-up from CPS officials with his prescribing health care provider, and whether said provider would be required to provide them access to his records, which would contain that professional opinion for the treatment. On account of his minor status, he cannot legally waive the non-disclosure laws which apply, and I would consider just how effectively his mother could obstruct the process of obtaining such needed proof before advising him to pull the trigger. The consequences regarding his future at home would be difficult enough for him to deal with one way or the other, and he may end up in foster care if successful with the considered move, but I think what matters most right now is whether such a move would result in him getting the treatment which he needs.
A minor patient in the custody of his mother has seen a qualified mental health professional, and it is that professional's opinion that he be treated with a pharmacological treatment program for pervasive (that's a characterization of the effects caused by the disease, GD, not of you) OCD.
The patient's mother is now, without consulting any qualified mental health practitioners, arbitrarily withholding the recommended treatment, while barring the patient's further access to said professional, or any others with legal qualifications to decide on the same.
The consequences of the mother's actions are resulting in increasing mental instability for the patient, constituting an abuse of her role as his legal guardian.
Given that all of the above is true, it looks like a 911 call is more than justified, but I'm not a lawyer. If anyone here knows the law, I think GD needs your advice on whether such a call would result in a required follow-up from CPS officials with his prescribing health care provider, and whether said provider would be required to provide them access to his records, which would contain that professional opinion for the treatment. On account of his minor status, he cannot legally waive the non-disclosure laws which apply, and I would consider just how effectively his mother could obstruct the process of obtaining such needed proof before advising him to pull the trigger. The consequences regarding his future at home would be difficult enough for him to deal with one way or the other, and he may end up in foster care if successful with the considered move, but I think what matters most right now is whether such a move would result in him getting the treatment which he needs.
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