Alberta Pauses Policy That Blocks Parental Access to Childs’ Medical Records After Age 12

Published on January 29, 2024

Alberta Health Services (AHS) has paused the changes it made to its online patient portal policy in 2022 that prevented parents from accessing the medical records of children 12 and older. The written notice announcing the pause appeared on the AHS website on Jan. 29. The Epoch Times reached out to AHS to inquire about how the pause will impact the 2022 policy but didn’t receive a response by press time. 2022 Access Changes The removal of parental proxy access to the MyAHS Connect accounts of children aged 12 and older was originally announced in February of 2022 in a bid to protect patients “in vulnerable situations,” according to a letter sent by AHS to physicians to notify them of the change....

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