who can sign patient informed consent?

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Statutory Guidelines for Legal Consent for Medical Treatment:

Those who consent to medical treatment are governed by state law but generally include the following:

I Adults

A. Any competent individual 18 years of age or older for himself or herself

B. Any parent for his or her unemancipated minor

C. Any guardian for his or her ward

D. Any adult for the treatment of his or her minor brother or sister (if an emergency and parents are not present)

E. Any grandparent for a minor grandchild (if an emergency and parents are not present)

II Minors

A. For his or her child and any child in his or her legal custody

B. For himself or herself in the following situations:

1. Lawfully married or a parent (emancipated)

2. Pregnancy (excluding abortions)

3. Venereal disease

4. Drug or substance abuse

C. Unemancipated minors may not consent to abortions without one of the following:

1. Consent of one parent

2. Self-consent granted by court order

3. Consent specifically given by a court

my question is can a 16 yrs old child sign consent form for hir or her parents?

[JustBeachyNurse, LPN]

So can a 16 yrs old married child sign consent form for parents? I got those infor from potter and perry textbook.

Not necessarily. It depends on the state, some states they are emancipated and they can consent for them self and their child (if applicable) but no one else, even spouse if still under the age of majority.