Definition
Programs that are responsible for ensuring that children who are in need of medical care of a life-saving nature receive the treatment they need in situations where the parent or legal guardian is either unavailable or refuses to give consent for treatment. Also included are programs that make available copies of medical consent forms that parents can sign when they know in advance that they will be unavailable to provide consent for emergency medical treatment.
URL Name
PH-6500-1500-180
Third Level Code
PH-6500
Taxonomy Code
PH-6500.1500-180
Parent Code
PH-6500.1500
Family Code
P
Second Level Code
PH
Fifth Level Code
PH-6500-1500-180
Fourth Level Code
PH-6500-1500
Use References
Certificates of Medical Emergency
Publication Status
Draft