Question 24 · LEK · Consent and treatment without consent
Indicate the true sentence:
- A. a minor, who has completed 16 years of age, can decide about medical treatment and ask for consultation in the absence of caregivers.
- B. a minor who has completed 16 years of age, can’t decide about medical treatment and ask for consultation in the absence of caregivers.
- C. the parents of a minor, who has completed 16 years of age are not entitled to information on his/her state of health.
- D. the parents of a minor, who has completed 16 years of age don’t have the right to decide about his/her medical treatment.
- E. consultation and any medical treatment of a minor can be undertaken only in the presence of the caregiver.
Hint
Recall the Polish concept of cumulative consent and the information rights of a patient aged 16 or older.
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