Proxy Accounts: Access to a Loved One's Health Information

If you deliver a baby at a Sharp hospital, you will automatically receive an email invitation to connect your FollowMyHealth account to your baby's health information. If you do not already have an account, you will need to set one up first.

For Sharp Community Medical Group and SharpCare patients: To request access to your child's FollowMyHealth account, please contact your child's doctor's office.

For Sharp Rees-Stealy patients: At your child's next doctor's visit, fill out and submit an authorization form allowing you online access to his or her health information. You may also submit the form now instead of waiting for a doctor's appointment.

Please note: If you established proxy access before your child turned 12, here's what will change once your child is 12:

• You'll be able to send and reply to messages with providers already connected to your child
• You'll be able to reply to messages sent by new providers after your child turns 12, but will not be able to initiate messages
• You'll be able to schedule and request appointments with providers already connected to your child, but not with providers added after your child turns 12
• Your child's appointment information will not show on the home screen of your account
• Clinical information generated after your child turns 12 will not be visible (results, medications, notes, clinical summaries)

If you need to access your child's hospital visit information, please download and submit the authorization form.

If you would like access to a child's account and your child is between 12 and 17, please be aware that you will have very limited access.

California law gives minors 12 years of age or older the legal right to confidential medical care. To comply with the law, FollowMyHealth limits what health information parents and guardians can view for children 12 and older.

Please note: You'll be able to reply to a message sent about your child, but will not be able to compose new messages, view clinical information or perform any other tasks.

If you would still like to request access, follow the steps below related to your child's medical group.

For Sharp Community Medical Group and SharpCare patients: To request access to your child's FollowMyHealth account, please contact your child's doctor's office.

For Sharp Rees-Stealy patients: At your child's next doctor's visit, fill out and submit an authorization form allowing you online access to his or her health information. You may also submit the form now instead of waiting for a doctor's appointment.

If you manage the care of a loved one who is an adult dependent — meaning you have the legal right to oversee their health care — you can request proxy access to manage their FollowMyHealth account. You will need to provide proof of conservatorship, power of attorney or an advance directive.

For Sharp Community Medical Group and SharpCare patients: To request access to your dependent's FollowMyHealth account, please contact your dependent's doctor's office.

For Sharp Rees-Stealy patients: At your dependent's next doctor's visit, fill out and submit an authorization form allowing you online access to his or her health information. You may also submit the form now instead of waiting for a doctor's appointment.

For Sharp hospital patients: If you need to access your dependent adult's hospital visit information, please download and submit the authorization form.