A question about child protetive services. Can someone help please.?

Question

if someone has called c.p.s. on you, and u are in outpatient rehab. do they have the right to find out infromation about your rehab, or is that a doctor patient thing?

Answer 1

firstly i don't know what c.p.s means but all records of your health should be kept confidential therefore only you should be able to see your health records and no one else

Answer 2

they have the right to know everything about the person taking care of the child. its for the safety of the child

Answer 3

Not without a court order.

Answer 4

Contact the Law Dept. at  Family Court.

They will be non-judgemental. They will tell you everything you need to know.

Answer 5

You have my sympathy. I cant stand CPS, it seems they always get calls on the parents that have never done anything wrong to their kids. I dont know if they can find out about your rehab w/o a court order but I would call either family court or an attorney.

Answer 6

They will tell you they  have the right, but make them get a court order. It doesn't hurt to humble bureaucrats once in a while. Reminds them they are mortal just like the rest of us. You'll probably have to give them the information, but I'd instruct the rehab center that that is protected by confidentiality statute, and that they are not to release it. Yeah, it's mostly bluff, but it is at least partially true. It IS doctor/patient information. But, have you already signed a form authorizing them to release this information? if you have, you're out of gas, I'm afraid.

When it comes to CPS people, I'm reminded of the famous quote....Power corrupts....absolute power corrupts absolutely.