Question

Regarding the law of informed consent, which of the following is TRUE?

	A.	The standard for disclosure can be a reasonable patient or professional standard depending on the jurisdiction.
	B.	Informed consent law is uniform among all jurisdictions.
	C.	The duty to obtain informed consent is restricted to surgeons.
	D.	It does not matter what a health care provider discusses with a patient about proposed treatment as long as the consent form is signed.

Answer 1

Ans) A) The standard for disclosure can be a reasonable patient or professional standard depending on the jurisdiction.

Explaination: American courts articulated the reasonable person standard, which required that physicians disclose the information that a “reasonable person” would want to know in a similar situation.Regardless of the standard used, informed consent is further predicated on the patient’s or surrogate’s capacity to make decisions — not only should the decision-maker understand the relevant information, he or she should also be able to appreciate the information’s importance and use it to weigh treatment options in light of their values.