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On the recordOctober 4, 2017
It is bonkers that a mom and a dad may not know that a 22-year-old or 24-year-old child has been in and out of the emergency room for overdose.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Criticizing HIPAA for preventing parents from knowing about their child's overdose treatment.

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