There are three types of patient consent you should know about for legal purposes: oral, written and implied consent. Oral consent: This type of consent comprises any verbal permission a patient gives you to conduct treatment.

California Family Code provides that a minor may, without parental consent, receive services related to sexual assault, pregnancy and pregnancy-related services, family planning, sexually transmitted diseases, drug and alcohol abuse, and outpatient mental health treatment and counseling.

Under California law, there is no specific definition of informed consent. However, informed consent has been well established in California case law and generally means that the patient must “receive sufficient information to make a meaningful decision” about their healthcare (Cobbs v. Grant (1972) 8 Cal. 3d 229).

The health care provider is not permitted to inform a parent or legal guardian without minor's consent. The provider can only share the minor's medical information with them with a signed authorization from the minor. (Cal. Health & Safety Code §§ 123110(a), 123115(a)(1); Cal.

Family Code § 6926(a) provides that a minor who is 12 years of age or older and who may have come into contact with an infectious, contagious, or communicable disease may consent to medical care related to the diagnosis or treatment of the disease if the disease or condition is one that is required to be reported to ...

Minor consent laws allow young people aged 12 and over to consent to certain services without parent or guardian involvement. Minors may consent to certain services related to sexual and reproductive health, mental health, and drug and alcohol treatment.

Family Code § 6926(a) provides that a minor who is 12 years of age or older and who may have come into contact with an infectious, contagious, or communicable disease may consent to medical care related to the diagnosis or treatment of the disease if the disease or condition is one that is required to be reported to ...