Transition to Adulthood

• 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.

• Learn about the Division of Services for People with Disabilities (DSPD)dspd.utah.gov opens in a new tab/
• Learn about and apply for Medicaid (State health insurance) medicaid.utah.gov/apply-medicaid/ opens in a new tab
• Learn about and apply for SSI (Social Security Disability payments) www.ssa.gov/ssi/ opens in a new tab
• Consider Questions to Ask your Health Care Provider About Transitioning to Adult Health Care gottransition.org/resource/?hct-questions-ask-health care provider-youth opens in a new tab
• Update your medical summary: www.medicalhomeportal.org/living-with-child/after-a-diagnosis-or-problem-is-identified/caring-for-children-with-special-health-care-needs/managing-and-coordinating-care/care-notebook opens in a new tab
• Update your health information on your iPhone or Android smartphone: gottransition.org/resource/?setting-up-medical-id-smartphones opens in a new tab

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• 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.

• Investigate the Division of Services for People with Disabilities (DSPD) medicaid.utah.gov/apply-medicaid/ opens in a new tab
• Learn about and apply for SSI (Social Security disability payments) www.ssa.gov/ssi/ opens in a new tab
• Learn about and apply for Medicaid (State health insurance) medicaid.Utah.gov/apply-medicaid/ opens in a new tab
• Look at the Utah Parent Center Website for transition information utahparentcenter.org opens in a new tab
• Take the Transition Readiness Assessment gottransition.org/youth-and-young-adults/hct-quiz.cfm opens in a new tab
• Review “Question to Ask your Health care provider About Transitioning to Adult Health Care” gottransition.org/resource/hct-questions-ask-health care provider-youth opens in a new tab
• Read up on Health Insurance Basics kidshealth.org/en/teens/insurance.html opens in a new tab
• Listen to the podcast: Preparing for a Health care provider’s Visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIIsHfTT2Jc opens in a new tab
• Update your medical summary www.medicalhomeportal.org/living-with-child/after-a-diagnosis-or-problem-is-identified/caring-for-children-with-special-health-care-needs/managing-and-coordinating-care/care-notebook opens in a new tab
• Update your health information on your smartphone gottransition.org/resource/?setting-up-medical-id-smartphones opens in a new tab

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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.
• 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.

Transition Resources

• Investigate the Division of Services for People with Disabilities (DSPD) medicaid.utah.gov/apply-medicaid/ opens in a new tab
• Learn about and apply for SSI www.ssa.gov/ssi/ opens in a new tab
• Learn about and apply for Medicaid (State health insurance) medicaid.Utah.gov/apply-medicaid opens in a new tab/
• Look at the Utah Parent Center Website for transition information utahparentcenter.org opens in a new tab
• Read “Turning 18: What it Means for Your Health” gottransition.org/resource/?turning-18-english opens in a new tab
• Find out what “guardianship” means disabilitylawcenter.org/wp-content/uploads2/2020/01/Guardianship_factsheet_web.pdf opens in a new tab
• Learn about alternatives to guardianship disabilitylawcenter.org/wp-content/uploads2/2019/12/Alternatives-to-Guardianship_factsheet_web.pdf opens in a new tab
• Review the Supported Decision Making Resource Library www.aclu.org/other/supported-decision-making-resource-library?redirect=supported-decision-making-resource-library opens in a new tab
• Read “Questions to Ask your Health care provider About Transitioning to Adult Health Care” ht102.3tps://gottransition.org/resource/?hct-questions-ask-health care provider-youth opens in a new tab
• Review the Healthy Adulting Tool Kit younginvincibles.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018-Healthy-Adulting-Toolkit.pdf opens in a new tab
• Update your medical summary www.medicalhomeportal.org/living-with-child/after-a-diagnosis-or-problem-is-identified/caring-for-children-with-special-health-care-needs/managing-and-coordinating-care/care-notebook opens in a new tab
• Update your health information on your iPhone or Android smartphone gottransition.org/resource/?setting-up-medical-id-smartphones opens in a new tab

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• 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.

• Investigate the Division of Services for People with Disabilities (DSPD) medicaid.utah.gov/apply-medicaid/ opens in a new tab
• Learn about and apply for SSI (Social Security disability payments) www.ssa.gov/ssi/ opens in a new tab
• Learn about and apply for Medicaid (State health insurance) medicaid.Utah.gov/apply-medicaid/ opens in a new tab
• Look at the Utah Parent Center Website for transition information utahparentcenter.org opens in a new tab
• Find out what “Guardianship” means disabilitylawcenter.org/wp-content/uploads2/2020/01/Guardianship_factsheet_web.pdf opens in a new tab
• Learn about alternatives to guardianship disabilitylawcenter.org/wp-content/uploads2/2019/12/Alternatives-to-Guardianship_factsheet_web.pdf opens in a new tab
• Review the Supported Decision Making Resource Library www.aclu.org/other/supported-decision-making-resource-library?redirect=supported-decision-making-resource-library opens in a new tab
• Update your medical summary www.medicalhomeportal.org/living-with-child/after-a-diagnosis-or-problem-is-identified/caring-for-children-with-special-health-care-needs/managing-and-coordinating-care/care-notebook opens in a new tab
• Find and adult provider illinoisaap.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Finding-Adult-Providers.pdf opens in a new tabThis is a good resource to look at questions to ask the adult provider’s office before you go to your first appointment.
• Look at health insurance options www.healthcare.gov/young-adults/coverage/ opens in a new tab
• Update your health information on your iPhone or Android smartphone gottransition.org/resource/?setting-up-medical-id-smartphones opens in a new tab

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