Question 46 · LEK · Consent and treatment without consent
Is the doctor allowed to perform a surgical procedure or use increased risk treatment without the consent of the minor patient’s legal guardian (e.g. their parent) or the consent of the guardianship court?
- A. such actions are only possible with the consent of the guardianship court.
- B. such action are possible after the doctor’s obtaining the consent from their superior.
- C. such actions are against the law.
- D. doctor is allowed to take such actions if any delay caused by obtaining the consent could result in patient’s death, grievous bodily harm or severe health disorder.
- E. such actions are possible but the consent of the legal guardian is in those situations indispensable.
Hint
Recall the urgency exception in the Act on the Professions of Physician and Dentist — what kind of risk justifies skipping the consent procedure?
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