One month after their teen son died of an accidental overdose, a pair of Oak Bay parents are still waiting for answers to how the province plans to avoid such a death from happening again.

In an open letter sent Tuesday to Premier Horgan and Health Minister Adrian Dix, Brock Eurchuk calls on the province to immediately amend the Health Care Act to enable primary caregivers access to their youthB次元官网网址檚 medical records, test results and treatment plans.

B次元官网网址淎 legislative mechanism and health care policy that enables at risk youth to block their critical health care information from their parents will continue to result in tragic, preventable adolescent deaths,B次元官网网址� writes Eurchuk.

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This repeated call comes after his son Elliot, 16, died at his Oak Bay home April 20 after battling drug dependency due to extensive surgeries. Elliot was prescribed opioids for four major surgeries in 2017, including two for a fractured jaw and two shoulder reconstructions, his parents said.

When ElliotB次元官网网址檚 prescriptions of the highly addictive opioids ran out, he turned to street drugs for relief. He tried to hide the addiction from his parents, and was successful for awhile as he was shielded by the law.

The Infants Act currently states that children under 19 years of age may consent to a medical treatment on their own as long as the health care provider is sure that the treatment is in the childB次元官网网址檚 best interest, and that the child understands the risks and benefits of the treatment.

WATCH: Vancouver Island parents speak out after son dies of overdose.

B次元官网网址淭hat kind of policy basically knocks parents to their knees in their efforts to help their children. In our sonB次元官网网址檚 case it ultimately led to his death because we had no control over his medical direction,B次元官网网址� said ElliotB次元官网网址檚 mom, Rachel Staples.

In response to ElliotB次元官网网址檚 family speaking out for change in the days following his death, Dix , that time was needed for an investigation into the matter.

B次元官网网址淚 admire their courage in speaking out and expressing their frustrations but I think we have to take time to allow the evidence to come forward and be assessed independently,B次元官网网址� he said at the time.

In his letter, Eurchuk references DixB次元官网网址檚 statements and asks B次元官网网址渉ow many kids need to die while Adrian Dix and his government maintain their position?B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淲ith the benefit of hindsight, it is clear to me, had my wife and I had continuous, timely access to ElliotB次元官网网址檚 medical records his death would likely not have occurred,B次元官网网址� writes Eurchuk. B次元官网网址淚t is also clear to me - until this legislation is amended - additional, preventable youth deaths will occur.B次元官网网址�

Speaking to press after an unrelated conference in Vancouver on May.24, Dix said the Island Health review of ElliotB次元官网网址檚 case is ongoing, and that the Eurchuk family continues to be briefed.

B次元官网网址淚t is an incredibly tragic case. My colleague Judy Darcy has met with the family at some length,B次元官网网址� said Dix. B次元官网网址淲e are absolutely listening to the families and everyone else about lessons to be learned from this case. But we are listening to both the family and the health authorities to make sure that if changes are required in the way that we treat people, that they are the right changes. These are complicated issues.B次元官网网址�

The Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions, created in 2017 to help address the opioid crisis, confirmed that BC Coroners Service and Island Health are continuing to investigate ElliotB次元官网网址檚 death.

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Leslie McBain, a mother who also lost her son to an opioid overdose, has called for the same policy changes. She helped to roll out a document called , advocating for, among other things, families to be included in treatment.

B次元官网网址淲e believe most families and most parents are the best toolbox for the health care provider. Who knows the child better than their parents?B次元官网网址� said McBain.