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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is consent for medical and/or surgical treatment that is granted by a substitute for the patient. Surrogate consent is used when the patient is mentally or legally incapable of granting consent. | '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is consent for medical and/or surgical treatment that is granted by a substitute for the patient. Surrogate consent is used when the patient is mentally or legally incapable of granting consent. | ||
| − | + | '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is regulated by law. In the [[United States]], surrogate consent is regulated by state law, which varies from state to state.<ref>{{REFweb | |
| + | |url=https://www.americanbar.org/groups/law_aging/publications/bifocal/vol_36/issue_1_october2014/default_surrogate_consent_statutes/ | ||
| + | |title=Decisions by Surrogates: An Overview of Surrogate Consent Laws in the United States | ||
| + | |last=Wynn | ||
| + | |first=Shana | ||
| + | |init= | ||
| + | |author-link= | ||
| + | |publisher=American Bar Association | ||
| + | |date=2014-10-01 | ||
| + | |accessdate=2025-04-30 | ||
| + | }}</ref> | ||
{{REF}} | {{REF}} | ||
Revision as of 17:34, 30 April 2025
A surrogate is one who takes the place of another.[1]
Surrogate consent is consent for medical and/or surgical treatment that is granted by a substitute for the patient. Surrogate consent is used when the patient is mentally or legally incapable of granting consent.
Surrogate consent is regulated by law. In the United States, surrogate consent is regulated by state law, which varies from state to state.[2]
References
- ↑
surrogate
, Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 30 April 2025. - ↑ Wynn, Shana (1 October 2014).
Decisions by Surrogates: An Overview of Surrogate Consent Laws in the United States
, American Bar Association. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
