![]() ![]() This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The percentage of children vaccinated with at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine jumps to 51.5 per cent for those aged five to 11.Īs of Thursday, none of the 1,319 doses administered to children aged six months to 11 months experienced adverse events following immunization (AEFI), while seven of 19,658 doses given to children aged one to four years old had an AEFI. The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines cannot be offered as a mixed series for children in this age group, according to the Alberta Health website. Nearly 15,000 children aged one to four years old have gotten their first shot, making up 6.9 per cent of that age group in Alberta. Since then, just over 1,000 children aged six to 11 months have received a first dose, which is four per cent of the population that age. The Moderna vaccine has been available to children aged six months to four years in Alberta since the beginning of August. “As with all vaccines for this age group, they will be administered by AHS,” Alberta Health said in a statement. The next issue of Calgary Herald Headline News will soon be in your inbox. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. Manage Print Subscription / Tax ReceiptĪ welcome email is on its way.READERS SHOULD CONSULT LEGAL COUNSEL FOR SPECIFIC ADVICE. NOTHING IN THIS PUBLICATION SHOULD BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE FROM ANY LAWYER, CONTRIBUTOR OR THE CNPS. THIS PUBLICATION IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. Please see Confidentiality of Health Information(October 2008, Revision of September 1993). CNPS beneficiaries can contact the CNPS for more information on a minor’s ability to consent to the release of their own personal health information.Ģ. Document the request and your actions in the patient’s health record.ĬNPS beneficiaries can contact CNPS at 1-80 to speak with a member of CNPS legal counsel. ![]() In situations where there is no employer policy in place, or the policy does not identify who is authorized to respond to these requests, seek direction from your employer about how best to proceed. Many health-care institutions have privacy departments or designated individuals who are responsible for managing requests for access to personal health information. The affiliate must comply with the custodian or trustee’s policies and procedures, which are based on privacy law, regarding the disclosure of personal health information. Typically, health-care institutions are considered the custodians or trustees of personal health records, and an employee nurse is considered an affiliate. If you receive a request to release copies of personal health records, consider whether you are the best person to handle the request. In some situations, you may want to confirm the parent’s access rights by requesting a copy of any relevant court order or agreement regarding access or custody. Alternatively, if the father has access rights, then his right to receive a copy of the records will depend on the governing privacy legislation, the legislation governing access parents’ rights and any relevant court order or agreement regarding access or custody. If he has custodial rights, he generally has full access rights to the child’s personal health information and is entitled to a copy of the child’s health record. If the child is incapable of consenting to the management of their health information, the father’s access will depend on whether he has custodial or access rights to the child. Furthermore, it is important to note that the father’s ability to receive a copy of the child’s health records will also depend on whether there is legal authority, such as a court order or subpoena authorizing the release, that allows its release without the consent of a child who has the capacity to manage health information. 1 If the child is capable of managing their own personal health information, the child generally must provide consent before a copy of the health records is released. The father’s ability to receive a copy of the child’s records will generally depend on whether the child has the capacity to consent to the management of their health information. Is he entitled to receive a copy of the records? What should I do? Answer: The father is now requesting a copy of the child’s health records. ![]() I have recently become aware that the parents of a 10-year-old patient have divorced. I am a nurse who is employed at a primary care clinic. ![]()
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