<p>I can't seem to search for this on here - it finds nothing under CareCall or carecallsafe.com, and it won't seem to search for "Care Call" - anyway, I wonder if anybody has heard of this or any similar services and are they worth it?</p>
<p>From their web site:
"Wilson has developed a database that will hold personal information such as names of relatives, friends and employers, contact numbers, pager numbers, medical information and even information about pets.</p>
<p>Clients will get a CareCall hot line sticker affixed to a driver's license and/or photo ID. In the event of an emergency, doctors, nurses, police officers or school officials could call the hot line.</p>
<p>After verifying the identity of the emergency official who placed the call, Wilson said she would fax key contact and medical information to the official, who in turn would notify family members or other contacts. "</p>
<p>She also handles the HIPAA release forms in the event of an emergency. My son's college sent the forms with an endorsement from the Dean of Students. It costs $35/year (a little steep).</p>
<p>After your child turns 18, you will need to have a Power of Attorney and should have a Living Will.
Otherwise, you have no legal right to any medical information. Medical personell will refuse to talk to you.</p>
<p>There are multiple forms on line and they are easy to do yourself. Or talk with an attorney.</p>
<p>Maybe that is part of their package. Any child with a chronic or significant medical history, or who is on regular medication should always carry this information with him.</p>
<p>It's provided for free (well nothing is free, but at no additional charge to the fees already paid) at my university. My understanding of the service was that it's primary function is to help aid in the spread of information to officials in the event of an emergency (i.e. a hospital sees the sticker on the ID, calls the hotline, and is given information about the student - allergies, prescriptions, pre-existing medical conditions, next of kin, whatever information you give the company to have forwarded) to help them better do their job. It wasn't to give parents access to student's medical information.</p>
<p>I don't know any information about the company other than what is on it's website/was sent to me in a brochure from my college.</p>
<p>This service is very similar to what you would get with Medic Alert which most people with life threatening illnesses and allergies use. I don't know it I would use this service for someone that didn't have a medical issue, but then again, I didn't know a service existed. It is something to think about.</p>
<p>I wonder how long it would take emergency personal to track down a family member of someone just by their drivers license or by using the person's cell phone.</p>
<p>Merrymom1---omg---I had not thought of a power of attorney and living will for my newly 18 year old---one more thing on my to do list before DD leaves for college.Thank you for the heads up!</p>
<p>Weenie, I did them myself. I no longer have the link, but it was a hospice organization that had the forms online. They will need to be notarized and may require a witness. Different states have different forms and policies, which makes it complicated if your child is out of state.</p>
<p>I was surprised that my children initially objected to signing, especially the Living Will part. One was really upset by the discussion.</p>
<p>First week of college freshman year we had a health issue, we had no forms, and they refused to talk to me until my son had signed a consent form. Boy, was I ****ed! Try communicating under these circumstances 2000 miles away.</p>
<p>Other schools don't follow the laws so closely, in my experience.</p>