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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> | |||
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