Office Visits & FAQs

We do not book more than two siblings at a time for well child visits as it usually makes for a chaotic visit for all involved. In addition, in middle school onward, please schedule your children for well visits on different days in order to give each child the attention and privacy they deserve.

If you arrive with your child for a visit and have brought another sick child whom you would like to be seen, we do our very best to accommodate you at that time. Sometimes we may need to find another time in the day that you return with your other children.

Copays are due for each child that is seen by a provider that day.

Redbud Pediatrics vaccinates all children on the schedule recommended by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics. This means that we do not split up vaccines or do a slow schedule of vaccinations. Parents who sign our immunization policy acknowledge that they have read the document and plan to immunize their children accordingly.

As children grow and develop, there should be a transition in the way we care for our pediatric patients. Teens need to learn to actively participate in their own health care. We want each teen patient in our practice to learn to take responsibility for their own health and to start building a relationship of trust with their doctor.

The Redbud Pediatrics Schedule for Teenagers: 

• At 13 Years Old
  Teens in our practice will be given their own room (without siblings) for their well and sick visits. It is our expectation that a portion of well visits will be spent in private without the parent present.
• At 16 Years Old
  Teens may consent to their own care if the parent is not immediately available. This means that a 16-year-old may come to any or all visits without an accompanying parent if desired. We encourage parents to wait in the waiting room and allow their teen to facilitate their own visits. This helps them to transition into taking responsibility for their own medical care.
• At 18 Years Old
  Eighteen-year-olds are legal adults. This means that parents are not permitted any access to any medical information or records unless the patient has given specific written permission. Also, patients on a state insurance plan (any MEDICAID plan) need to be alerted that their insurance coverage will STOP IMMEDIATELY on the day that they turn 19 years old unless there is an exemption given in advance due to certain life-threatening chronic diseases.

Teens need to have a caring adult helping make health care decisions, but there are certain circumstances which under Kansas law will allow a teen under age 18 ( a “minor”) to seek care without parental consent. We encourage teens to involve a parent in any difficult issue they are confronting, and we can help facilitate open communication between teens and parents if they are unable to do so without help.

Teens have the right to confidentiality with their health care provider. We will not share information that your teen has told us in confidence UNLESS:

1. There is a suspicion of abuse or neglect of the teen or another.
2. There is threat of harm to the teen or another.

Kansas law allows minors to consent to their own medical care without a parent or guardian in specific circumstances:

1. Care and treatment for drug and alcohol problems.
2. Certain reproductive health care, such as for STD testing, pregnancy testing, and contraceptive use.

Parents who sign the Redbud Pediatrics Authorization to Treat policy authorize the physicians/providers of Redbud Pediatrics, LLC, to render any necessary treatment to their child. Redbud Pediatrics, LLC, is providing care with the understanding that the person bringing the child to the office has been authorized by parent/guardian to make necessary medical decisions on behalf of the child. This authorizes Protected Health Information (PHI) to be shared with the person accompanying the child. This will remain in effect from the date on the form forward unless written revocation of such.