How Is Substituted Consent Defined

question 19

Multiple Choice

How is substituted consent defined?

• A) The administrator of the healthcare facility is constitutionally permitted to sign the consent to treatment for a mentally incompetent patient.
• B) A healthcare provider continues with life-saving measures after a competent adult refuses to provide consent even when in his best interest.
• C) A healthcare provider can provide treatment to the patient when the patient cannot provide consent to treatment and an authorized individual provides consent.
• D) Another adult may provide consent that is in the best interest of another competent adult who is refusing a life-saving treatment.

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