When it comes to teen minors (ages 13 through 17), the areas of consent, dissent and assent become remarkably gray, especially when it comes to undergoing any type of medical or surgical intervention.

All your medical consent forms should include the following information. A formal statement of the patient’s diagnosis: You don’t need to include medical billing codes alongside your diagnoses.

JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (WJHL) – Washington County, Tennessee Schools are sending out consent forms to parents and guardians for permission to administer medical care to students. Washington County ...

Parents who are asked to sign consent forms allowing researchers to enroll their children in medical studies often have a poor idea of what they are agreeing to. But when the forms are redesigned ...

Consent forms also help protect researchers and their institutions from lawsuits. The Johns Hopkins study reviewed the template forms of 114 campuses - nearly all the country's accredited medical ...