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Consent to Medical Care What YOU should know about your rights! When you were placed in care, the court or DFPS chose an individual to “consent to,” or agree with, medical care decisions recommended by your doctor. What are some examples of Medical Care? Your Rights When you turn 16 or if you were already 16 when you came into care, you have the right to REQUEST to make some or all of your own medical decisions. If You Make the Request You will be able to go to a court hearing so that you can ask the judge to approve your request to make your own medical decisions OR Your attorney-ad litem can go to court and ask the judge to approve your request to make your own medical decisions If the Judge decides you are capable of making your own medical decisions… You MUST let your CPS case worker know about your medical care Your case worker must report back to the court about your medical care/needs Your Best Interest If you fail to make medical decisions that are in your own best interest, your case worker will notify their supervisor, who will try to resolve the issue with you What does Informed Consent mean? Informed Made aware of something Consent voluntary agreement by a person to give authority to another Informed Consent Permission given by a patient (YOU) to undergo a medical or surgical treatment after the patient understands the risks involved When it Comes to Your Health…Knowledge is power In order to make good medical care decisions, you need to understand as much as possible about all the information related to your particular need or problem So, ask your doctor questions and get enough information so that you feel comfortable when making a decision What should I know ask? The nature of your problem or need What is my problem and how did it come about? The nature and purpose of proposed treatment or procedure What is the procedure and why is this best for my condition? The risks and benefits of the proposed treatment or procedure What are the