The hospital cannot legally hold your child. Document all contacts in the Contact Notebook. If not approved, return to CSW for any modification. I don't know the rules in your area, but my guess is a 1040 is a "hold". If you’d like to participate, please send a blog post to [email protected] Please include a photo for the piece, a photo of yourself and 1-2 sentence bio. Placing a child on a hospital hold has the same effect as taking a child into temporary custody. 0600-501.15, Consent for Emergency Medical Care, 0070-548.20, Taking Children into Temporary Custody, 0070-570.10, Obtaining Warrants and/or Removal Orders. A typical example is TERENCE CARDINAL COOKE HEALTH CARE CENTER, NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES 8 (2003) ("Law Enforcement. Removal will involve a court order from a judge either prior to the removal or within 24 hours after. You also have the legal right to access your emergency room or inpatient hospital records, thanks to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Your right to access your medical information. Follow this journey on Singing Through the Rain. We’ve had a couple nurses who were just awful and my husband would go to the desk and ask if we could have a different nurse assigned to us. ⦠I am allowed to have a say in who can and can’t be involved in my child’s care. Any child age 12 or older may receive outpatient counseling and psychotherapy upon the child's request. To comply with court orders or laws that we are ⦠Privacy My child’s pediatrician knows my child best. They are human and can make errors at times, too. For the most part, I have not minded that. I could request to move to a different hospital if I was not satisfied with my child’s care. Grade retention is hardly a universal practiceâin fact, countries like Japan and Korea, known for their academic rigor, do not hold back students. I could request to stay if I was uncomfortable with my child being sent home. Therefore, a CSW must have one of the following before placing a hospital hold: 1. âNaming them is another $85.76, or you can just let the hospital ⦠You are allowed to have a say in who can and canât be involved in your childâs ⦠I was allowed to ask for a second opinion from a different doctor in the same hospital. If the hospital hold was removed prior to the Detention Hearing, call Intake and Detention Control at (323) 881-1303, and inform the IDC CSW that the child will be released to the parent/legal guardian. If after consultation with CSW and the PHN, a hospital hold is necessary, review and sign the 164. We also have requested a team meeting of all the specialists working on our daughter’s case. 2. She loved it, and I did, too! While I do not plan on writing a book on this topic, I did want to write a blog post about it because I have heard so many hospital horror stories and it makes me so upset. If your baby was born abroad and doesn't have an NHS number, you can ⦠This is one we have used several times. Sometimes care could get confusing when I had several doctors and a resident all telling me different things, so having a say in who has access to my child’s care and who doesn’t can be helpful. Hospital social workers were there to help my child and my family through the hospital stay. Editor’s note: This is based on one person’s experiences and should not be taken as medical advice. Consult a doctor or medical professional for any questions or concerns you have. DCFS 164, When releasing a child 0-59 months old to parents. This is an important one. Social workers are can also work in concert with doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals. When someone is determined to be a danger to themselves or others, most places have a statute that states the hospital can hold that person against their will until deemed safe. Notify the Dependency Investigator (DI), if assigned, that the hospital hold is removed. I mentioned that after the child is taken, a court date is established shortly thereafter. He was on a "hold". In all other cases, only SCSW approval is required. Discuss with the hospital representative the safety threats and risk factors of the case and evaluate the potential danger to the child in the caregiverâs household using the structure of the SDM Safety Assessment (with particular focus on child vulnerabilities and impact of caregiver complicating behaviors).