Family accounts: access to a loved one's health information

Due to California privacy regulations, the information you can access for minor patients will depend on their age.

Here's what you can expect:

Children ages 11 and younger

• You will have full access

Children ages 12 to 17

• You cannot view clinical information, appointments or other related items

• You can schedule appointments with doctors connected to your child prior to their 12th birthday.

• You can schedule lab and flu vaccine appointments

• You can reply to all messages, but can only send messages to doctors connected to your child prior to their 12th birthday

Dependent adults

• You will have full access, and will need to provide proof of conservatorship, power of attorney or an advance directive

While your family member may already be on your insurance plan, you will still need to request access to view and manage their health information.

Newborns: Mothers who deliver a baby at a Sharp hospital will automatically receive an email invitation to connect their FollowMyHealth account to baby's health information. Fathers will need to submit an authorization form to request access.

Sharp Community and SharpCare medical group patients: Contact the patient's doctor's office to request access.

Sharp Rees-Stealy patients: Submit an authorization form to request access. You may submit the form now or at the patient's next appointment.

Sharp hospital patients: To access hospital visit information, submit a completed authorization form.