💬Healthcare Rights
The age in Washington in which teens can say yes to mental health outpatient care.
What is age 13?
This card should be kept in your wallet or phone and shown during medical visits besides your ID.
What is an insurance card?
This healthcare provider is your go-to for checkups, illness, and routine concerns.
What is a Primary Care Provider (PCP)?
This is something you should prepare and write down before your doctor’s appointment.
What are your questions?
This national organization helps with mental health through events, advocacy, and support groups.
What is NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)?
This federal law protects your personal health information and limits who can access it.
What is HIPAA?
This type of ID is typically applied for around ages 15–16 and helps prove your identity.
What is a WA State ID or driver’s license?
This professional provides talk therapy to support your mental health.
What is a therapist?
This is the action you should take if your provider says something you don’t understand.
What is ask for clarification?
This is the term for a doctor's approval needed to see a medical specialist like a dermatologist.
What is a referral?
The age in WA that teens can get tested and treated for STDs without parental consent.
What is age 14?
This secure health portal lets you schedule visits, check results, and message your doctor.
What is MyChart?
This mental health professional can prescribe medications.
What is a psychiatrist?
This document you can request before you leave in case your forget what happened.
What is a summary of the visit?
This type of provider is covered by your insurance and usually costs less out-of-pocket.
What is an in-network provider?
What age is considered the legal start of adult medical decision-making?
This is what you should do if you receive a medical bill you can’t afford to pay all at once.
What is ask about payment plans or financial assistance?
This type of provider can diagnose and treat patients under a physician’s supervision.
What is a Physician Assistant (PA)?
This is an option if you don’t feel comfortable or connected with your current provider.
What is asking to switch providers?
This is one potential harm caused by vaping, even if the product is labeled “nicotine-free.”
What is lung damage or addiction?
Three (3) reproductive health services that are available at any age in WA.
What are birth control, emergency contraception, and abortion care?
This is the amount you pay at the time of a doctor visit, separate from your deductible.
What is a co-payment (or co-pay)?
This healthcare model brings together medical, behavioral, and social services to treat the whole person.
What is integrated care or collaborative care?
This is a right you always have during your doctor’s visit, especially when discussing sensitive topics.
What is the right to ask for privacy?
This is one reason cannabis use is considered risky for teens and young adults.
What is it affects brain development and increases risk of mental health issues or addiction?