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Home > Protecting Children in Substance-Abusing Families > Protecting Children in Substance-Abusing Families : Table 2 : Sample Interagency Consent Form
Protecting Children in Substance-Abusing Families
User Manual Series (1994)
Author(s): U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Kropenske, Howard, Breitenbach, Dembo, et al. |
| Year Published: 1994 |
Table 2 : Sample Interagency Consent Form
NAME OF CHILD:
________________________________________________________
DATE OF BIRTH:
________________________________________________________
ADDRESS:
________________________________________________________
ADDRESS OF PARENTS, IF DIFFERENT FROM CHILD'S:
________________________________________________________
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
I, _________________________, the undersigned juvenile, and I, _________________________, the undersigned legal guardian(s) of the above named juvenile, hereby authorize, unless excluded below, the Juvenile Court Counseling Office, _________________________ County Department of Social Services, _________________________ Mental Health Center, _________________________ County Youth Services, _________________________ County School Personnel, Evaluation Committee of _________________________ County, _________________________ Health Department, and _________________________ (other), or their authorized representatives or employees, bearing this release or a copy thereof, to obtain any information pertaining to my:
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Educational records (including but not limited to academic achievement, attendance, athletics, personal history, and disciplinary records) |
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Medical records |
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Psychological and psychiatric records |
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Employment |
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Family history and other information regarding services received. |
| Excluded is _________________________________________ |
We hereby direct you to release such information upon request of the bearer. The doctrine of informed consent has been explained to us. We understand the contents to be released, the need for the information, and that there are statutes and regulations protecting confidentiality of authorized information. The release is executed with full knowledge and understanding that the information is for official use by the agencies. We hereby acknowledge that this consent is truly voluntary and is valid for one year. We further acknowledge and understand that we may revoke in writing this consent at any time, except to the extent that information has already been released before we revoke it, and except to the extent that action based on this consent has been taken.
We hereby release you as custodian of such records, any school, institution, hospital, or other respository of medical records, social services agency, any employer, or retail business establishment including its officers, employees, or related personnel, both individually and collectively, from any and all liability for damages of whatever kind which may at any time result to us, or heirs, family, or associates because of compliance with this authorization and request for information or any other attempt to comply with it.
The information hereby obtained is to be used only for the purposes of investigation, evaluation, and report.
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| Signature of Juvenile |
Date |
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| Signature of Guardian |
Date |
________________________________________________________
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| Witness |
Date |
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