Center for Adolescent Health and the Law

Center for Adolescent Health & the Law

promoting the health of adolescents and young adults and their access to comprehensive health care

Protecting Confidentiality to Safeguard Adolescents’ Health: Finding Common Ground

Protecting Confidentiality to Safeguard Adolescents’ Health: Finding Common Ground. Spear SJ, English A. Contraception. 2007 Aug;76(2):73-6. Epub 2007 Jun 22.

Filed Under: Consent & Confidentiality, Journal Articles, Publications Tagged With: Adolescents, Consent and Confidentiality, Contraception, Minor Consent, Sexual & Reproductive Health Services

The Affordable Care Act is Here (To Stay): What Will It Mean for Adolescents, Young Adults, & Their Access to Sexual & Reproductive Health Services

September 10, 2013

Invited presentation on the implications of the Affordable Care Act for adolescent and young adult access to sexual and reproductive health services at the Minnesota Sexual and Reproductive Health Update.

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Filed Under: Consent & Confidentiality, Financial Access & Health Insurance, Presentations Tagged With: 2013, ACA, Adolescents, Confidentiality, Sexual & Reproductive Health Services, Young Adults

The Affordable Care Act Is Here (To Stay!): Will It Ensure Access to Contraception and Other Reproductive Heatlh Services for Adolescents and Young Adults?

April 6, 2013

Invited presentation on the implications of the Affordable Care Act for adolescent and young adult access to sexual and reproductive health services at the Physicians for Reproductive Health ARSHEP Training.

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Filed Under: Consent & Confidentiality, Financial Access & Health Insurance, Presentations Tagged With: 2013, ACA, Adolescents, Confidentiality, Sexual & Reproductive Health Services, Young Adults

Helping Teens Stay Healthy and Safe: Health Care, Birth Control and Confidential Services (2007)

The Center for Adolescent Health & the Law and Healthy Teen Network have produced a set of resources entitled Helping Teens Stay Healthy and Safe: Health Care, Birth Control and Confidential Services.

The Helping Teens Stay Healthy and Safe series is the result of a year long investigation of how teen access to confidential services is affected when a state’s laws are unclear or not well understood. Offering confidential services is often necessary for teens to access essential preventive care. Even so, not all states explicitly authorize minors to consent for contraceptive services and even in those that do confusion about how and when teens may access confidential services often prevails – among administrators, clinical care providers, clinic support staff, teens, and parents.

This comprehensive series of brochures offers guidance to health care providers, teens, and parents of teens about ways they can deliver, receive, and support adolescents’ access to confidential contraceptive services.

Healthy Teen Network is a national membership network founded on the belief that youth can make responsible decisions about their sexuality and reproductive health when they have complete, accurate and culturally relevant information, skills, resources and support. For more information, visit HealthyTeenNetwork.org.

Download Report PDFs: Intro | Full Report
Download Brochures: Guide for Teens | Guide for Parents | Guide for Providers

Filed Under: Consent & Confidentiality, Other Publications, Publications Tagged With: Adolescents, Confidentiality, Consent and Confidentiality, Contraception, Medicaid, Minor Consent, Sexual & Reproductive Health Services, Title X

Health Care for Adolescents and Young Adults Leaving Foster Care: Policy Options for Improving Access (2006)

The Center for Adolescent Health & the Law, in collaboration with the Public Policy Analysis Center for Middle Childhood, Adolescent, and Young Adults Health at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF Policy Center) has produced Health Care for Adolescents and Young Adults Leaving Foster Care: Policy Options for Improving Access.

The issue brief describes the young people who are aging out of foster care, their health status, and the barriers to securing health care they face when leaving foster care. It explains how health care access can be improved for this population, by describing how Medicaid and SCHIP currently reach adolescents and young adults, and how these two programs can be used to help former foster youth. The brief emphasizes the important opportunity presented by the Medicaid Expansion Option contained in the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999, and summarizes the policy options that can best improve access to health care for former foster youth.

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Filed Under: Consent & Confidentiality, Other Publications, Publications Tagged With: Adolescents, Confidentiality, Consent and Confidentiality, Contraception, Medicaid, Minor Consent, Sexual & Reproductive Health Services, Title X

Reporting of Youth’s Sexual Activity Raises Complex Questions

Reporting of Youth’s Sexual Activity Raises Complex Questions. English A, Klein JD. AAP News, 2004 (November)25:250.

Filed Under: Consent & Confidentiality, Other Publications, Publications Tagged With: Adolescents, child abuse reporting, Consent and Confidentiality, law, Sexual & Reproductive Health Services, statutory rape

Measuring Public Costs Associated with Loss of Confidentiality for Adolescents Seeking Confidential Reproductive Health Care: How High the Costs? How Heavy the Burden?

Measuring Public Costs Associated with Loss of Confidentiality for Adolescents Seeking Confidential Reproductive Health Care: How High the Costs? How Heavy the Burden? Brindis CD, English A. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. 2004;158:1182-1184.

Filed Under: Consent & Confidentiality, Journal Articles, Publications Tagged With: Adolescents, Confidentiality, Consent and Confidentiality, privacy, Sexual & Reproductive Health Services

The HIPAA Privacy Rule and Adolescents: Legal Questions and Clinical Challenges

The HIPAA Privacy Rule and Adolescents: Legal Questions and Clinical Challenges. English A, Ford CA, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. 2004;36:80-86.

Filed Under: Consent & Confidentiality, Journal Articles, Publications Tagged With: Adolescents, Confidentiality, Consent and Confidentiality, HIPAA, privacy, Sexual & Reproductive Health Services

The Health of Adolescent Girls: Does the Law Support It?

The Health of Adolescent Girls: Does the Law Support It? English A. Current Women’s Health Reports. 2002;6:442-449.

Filed Under: Consent & Confidentiality, Financial Access & Health Insurance, Journal Articles, Publications Tagged With: Adolescents, CHIP, Confidentiality, Consent and Confidentiality, Financial Access, Medicaid, Minor Consent, Sexual & Reproductive Health Services, Title X

Nursing Practice and Statutory Rape: Effects of Reporting and Enforcement on Access to Care for Adolescents.

Nursing Practice and Statutory Rape: Effects of Reporting and Enforcement on Access to Care for Adolescents. Teare C, English A. Nursing Clinics of North America: Adolescent Health. 2002;37:393-404.

Filed Under: Consent & Confidentiality, Journal Articles, Publications Tagged With: Adolescents, child abuse reporting, Consent and Confidentiality, Sexual & Reproductive Health Services, statutory rape

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State Minor Consent Laws: A Summary, 3rd Edition

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Resources for the Affordable Care Act

The Center for Adolescent Health & the Law and the National Adolescent and Young Adult Health Information Center (NAHIC) have published a series of issue briefs explaining the implications of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for adolescents and young adults.

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