Medical release form for non-family member?

[JessetheCowgirl]

We are taking our nephew with us in 20 days!!!

Someone suggested that we bring a medical release form. Can we write that up ourselves? Does it need to be notarized?

Just trying to take care of these last minute details!

 

[DisneyPhD]

We take my niece with us often. My brother normally just writes up a piece of paper with permision for her to travel with us and obtain medical care if nessasry along with inurance info and signs it. We have never needed it, but better safe then sorry.

 

[minkydog]

What DisneyPHd said. Be sure his mom/dad has it notarized. That will give you authority to have him treated for illness/ injury and take responsibility in the absence of his parents.

 

[Aunt Jo]

You definitely need to have it notarized and you need a SS number too. Had personal experience when my sister had to take her granddaughter to a walkup clinic for a sinus problem They wouldn't treat her because the permission paper wasn't notarized. Had to take her to the ER and sign to be responsible for charges until they could obtain her SS number.

 

[JessetheCowgirl]

Thank you all! I would not have thought of SSN.

 

[MickeyEars]

Thanks for asking this question JessetheCowgirl because we are taking my son's friend with us in June and I would have never thought to get this from his parents.

Carla

 

[Dopey's twin Dippy]

when we go , we take dd friend. last summer 2 friends, so i got their mothers to write the note for any medial problems and then had it notarized. Also the SS # is a great idea, i also took their medical card with us. luckily , we have never had to use them.

 

[dznyacct]

We have taken my son's best friend with us the last 2 years on our DCL/WDW trips. Here's a link to a temporary guardianship form that we use. http://www.ilrg.com/forms/auth-tempguardian.html It's great peace of mind. We also bring along a copy of his health and dental insurance card. We've never had to use them, but they're good to have just in case.

 

[bigbabyblues]

Another one for having it notarized....I live in Ohio but I used to work as an ER clerk, and we could not accept a form that was not notarized.

 

[Karista]

Our local hospital also has forms that you can pick up just for this reason - you might want to check there also. When we took my daughter's friend her mom filled out one of these forms, made a copy (front and back) of their insurance card and then we also had the form signed, witnessed and notarized. There was also an expiration date on the form. Never had to use it, but as the others have said, better to be safe than sorry!

 

[MommaluvsDis]

I met you last year as we were standing in line for Captain Thor on the Magic!




Everyone else: My friend is a notary. She did this for her son when I kept him. It DOES need to be notarized and, as good measure, attach a copy of mom and/or dad's insurance card.

 

[NJDisneymom]

this may be a little different, but I run a home daycare and have a notorized medical release form on file for every child. My hospital told me they would not accept something that was not notorized. I also have a copy of front/back of their insurance card.

Hopefully you'll never need to pull it out, but better to be safe.

 

[dznyacct]

Hi ~ Yes, I remember you!! It seems like only yesterday that we were on the Magic. Wasn't that a GREAT trip! My DH doesn't know that I have secretly booked one of the 2 stops at Castaway Cay cruises in 2006 (5/06). I'm so glad that I booked it the first day bookings were available. The price has gone up ~ $1200. We were able to get the same SPH room (5020) that we had in July. Thanks for saying "hi"!!

 

[golfgal]

I never would have thought to get a medical release form notorized. We leave on that I type on the computer if someone is watching our kids, but that is usually here in town and we personally know all the Dr's at the clinic and it hasn't been an issue, but if we ever leave them at Grandma and Grandpas instead, I will have to make sure it is noterized, too. I always include how they can contact us on our form too, that way they have a quick reference if needed.

DS was staying at a friend's cabin and broke his arm while there, the ER called us to see if it was ok to treat him. That worked, too. In an emergency situation, the Drs can start treatment without authorization, though.

 

[aubriee]

I took my GD to San Antonio last summer. Her parents are seperated and I made sure I had notarized letters from both of them that she had permission to travel with me and that I could get her any medical treatment necessary. I had a copy of her birth certificate, as well as her insurance card. When I started planning my trip for January, it was originally going to be just me and her, so was planning on getting another letter from both of her parents. However I then decided to take her dad, so didn't need it.

 

[MrsToad]

I tend to go over-board, I'll admit, but I also had my sister take my neice and nephew to our local motor vehicle department and get them valid photo IDs (we were flying and I didn't want any surprises). I made color copies of the IDs on the same sheet of paper that I had printed our itinerary on and then each child kept a copy in their waist packs so that if we ever got separated, CMs or airport staff would know where we would be. I held onto the original IDs.

I used software called It's Legal to create the permission and release forms (I wasn't sure what legal terms would be requred) and our bank notarized the forms at no cost.

 

[HERSEY]

Carry a copy of the Insurance card front and back. The Insurance card should have an unique id number not social security on it. Also make sure you have a copy of the pharmacy card if not part of the insurance card. Bye the bye you do not have to supply your social security number, most if not all insurance companies now use an unique id number.