Consent Form Medical Release Form: Fill & Download for Free

It’s up to you to sign a consent form so that your doctor can get a copy of your medical records. If they are hospital records, the facility will provide your new doctor with copies. Your asking to sign a consent form to release your medical records to your new doctor will set the system in motion. This will insure your continuity of care, as your new doctor will have access to all your medical records;

I sure do. Forced sterilization, or rather non-consensual sterilization, really happened at various IHS clinics around the country. Many Americans have never heard of this...but it's no conspiracy theory....it really happened. However, I do tend to discount the "independent" research that was done by various activists claiming 25% or more of Native women were sterilized at that time. There is no way that is even close to reality. I think those claims were totally inflated for sensationalism and effect - and ironically, there is no need to even exaggerate, since the reality is bad enough.But yes, I do know women that had these vile procedures done on them without their knowledge or consent. They weren't even told after the fact, and that is adding insult to injury! They found out later when they were having trouble conceiving and went in for further medical examinations. At that point they were told they had been sterilized. Could you imagine that? How that would feel that you had been violated in such a way?Here is a link to a good summary (if you want more detail you can actually pull up the GAO report which was verified by federal investigators):Forced Sterilization of Native Americans: Late Twentieth Century Physician Cooperation with National Eugenic Policies"On November 6, 1976, the Government Accounting Office (GAO) released the results of its investigation into similar events at four of twelve IHS areas (Albuquerque, Aberdeen, Oklahoma City, and Phoenix). Records verified that the IHS performed 3,406 sterilizations between 1973 and 1976.“Tip of the iceberg” is indeed an appropriate metaphor. Per capita, this figure would be equivalent to sterilizing 452,000 non-Native American women. Albuquerque contracted out their sterilizations to local, non-IHS physicians; therefore their region inaccurately added zero procedures to the government count. Independent research estimated that as many as 25-50% of Native American women were sterilized between 1970 and 1976, independent verifications were critical. The GAO did not interview a single women subjected to sterilization. The GAO also admitted that “contract” physicians were not required to comply with any federal regulations (including informed consent) in the context of these surgical procedures. Study of consent forms utilized revealed that three different forms were in use. It also appeared the “consent,” in many instances, was obtained through coercion."

If you are a minor, then your parents do have access to your medical records. If you are legally an adult, and you haven’t signed a HIPAA release form indicating that she is to receive any information about you, then your doctor’s office just committed a HIPAA violation.Contact your doctor’s office and ask about this incident and why the information was given out.