When a child turns 18, they are legally an adult. For the medically complex population, this transition requires families to make decisions surrounding the patient’s legal rights and responsibilities, as well as their healthcare in the future.
Many patients also need to prepare to transition to adult physicians once they reach a certain age (often somewhere between 18-25, depending on the system) – and experts recommend that conversation begins with providers as early as age 12.
While patients don’t need to worry about transitioning off of service with PHS as long as we have a contract with their insurance provider, we have put resources together to lay the groundwork for these discussions while exploring various aspects of entering adulthood.
PHSTurning18.com is a hub you can come back to time and time again as your child grows.
Helpful and Trusted Resources
Whether you are thinking about guardianship or switching adult care providers, employment opportunities or what your child is ready to manage, we have put resources together from trusted sources to help start the conversation and guide you through the process. Choose any of the options below to be led directly to tools that pertain to that topic, or visit PHSTurning18.com to view the entire page.