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If you haven’t already done so,

Learn about your health condition, medications, and allergies.
Ask your health care provider questions about your health.
Ask your health care provider if and at what age they no longer care for young adults.
Learn about transition resources that are important for you.
Update your health information on your iPhone or Android smartphone.

If you haven’t already done so,

Find out what you know about your health, health care, and family medical history by completing the Got Transition’s Transition Readiness Assessment.
Carry your own health insurance card and list of current medications.
Learn how to talk about your health conditions, what to do in case of an emergency, and create a plan.
Practice making a health care provider appointment and ordering prescription refills (either by phone, online, or through an app).
Begin to see your health care provider alone for part of the health care provider’s visit to help gain independence in managing your health, health care, and review your transition readiness assessment during your appointment.
Update your health information on your iPhone or Android smartphone.

If you haven’t already done so,

Make appointments with your health care provider, see the health care provider alone for at least part of the visit to gain independence, ask the health care provider any questions you have, and refill medications.
Contact the health care provider to talk with you about your privacy rights when you turn 18.
Work with your health care provider to make a medical history summary. Keep a copy for yourself.
Learn how to use electronic health records to manage your health and wellness.
- Make sure another adult you trust has access to your health records.
- Learn about consent for treatment and consent to share your health records.

Before you turn 18 and become a legal adult, figure out if you will need legal guardianship and/or supported decision making to help with health care decisions.
Before you turn 18, speak with your parent/caregiver about the age you want to meet and transfer to a new health care provider for adult care.
Update your health information on your iPhone or Android smartphone.

Things to consider:

You are a legal adult at age 18 and are legally responsible for your care unless other legal arrangements have been made. Parents/Caregivers cannot access your medical information or be in the health care provider’s visit unless you give consent or a parent/caregiver has guardianship rights.
Learn how to use electronic health records to manage your health and wellness.
- Make sure another adult you trust has access to your health records.
- Obtain necessary consent so that the adult you trust can access your health records in an emergency.

Work with your current health care provider to find a new adult health care provider, if needed. Make sure that the new health care provider accepts your health insurance.
Update your medical history summary with your health care provider. Have your health care provider send the summary to your new adult health care provider. Keep a copy for yourself.
Call your new adult health care provider to schedule the first appointment. Make sure the new office has your medical information, contact information, and learn about the charges at the visit.
Learn if there are additional changes at 18 (for example: health insurance, Social Security Income) that affect you by reading the resources below or speaking to your care coordinator.
Consider establishing legal guardianship and/or supported decision making to help with health care decisions.
Update your health information on your iPhone or Android smartphone.

Initial publication: December 2005; last update/revision: October 2022

Current Authors and Reviewers:

Funding: Thank you to the Utah Medical Home Young Adult Advisory Committee for reviewing this section.

Authoring history

2021: revision: Medical Home Team^CA

2014: update: Alfred N. Romeo, RN, PhD^R

^AAuthor; ^CAContributing Author; ^SASenior Author; ^RReviewer