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title: How to add dependents and guardians
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# How to add dependents and guardians

Anytime you set up a new patient account, or any time after, you can add a guardian to that account for that patient. 

Sign in to MediSprout and select your organization. From the main menu, select [**Patients**](https://app.medisprout.com/patients).  Then select **Add patient.** Enter the requested new patient information. To add a guardian for that patient, select **Add contact for this patient**. If the contact you’re adding is also a patient, select the **Yes** radio button and use the drop-down menu in the contact box to find that existing patient’s contact information. Use the **Relationship with patient** drop-down box and select **Guardian**. If the contact is not an existing patient, select **No** and type in the new contact information. Use the **Relationship with patient** drop-down box and select Guardian.  

Select **Save** to save the account changes. 

To add a second guardian, again select **Add contact for this patient** and add the requested information just as you did with the first guardian. 

You can add a guardian to an existing account anytime by selecting **Patients** from the main menu. Select the patient you are looking for from your patient list, then **GUARDIANS** from the three options below the patient details. Select the **Add caregiver/guardian** button. Enter the requested information in the module and click **Add caregiver/guardian** button on the module to save. 

You can have up to two guardians per patient account. 

To add a dependent, select **Patients** from the main menu, then select the **Add patient** button. In the popup module, select Dependent under Select patient type. Enter the required information and select Save. 

Want more information about how to add dependents and guardians? 

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