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In the state of texas, is it legal for a 17 year old to visit his primary care doctor and have an insurance card ready with him at the visit?
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Legal issue: Laws change. Check with a lawyer who specializes in health care law. Call the State Medical Society. They keep up with these things. Find out who your state representative is and call his/her office.
Answered 7/27/2015
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Depends: In my office (Texas) parents could provide written authorization for their kid to come in alone and we did it routinely.It was part of the patient record.We could not see the kid for a new patient visit without a sponsoring adult present.
Answered 11/28/2017
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