2012 (date at end of video) – BC Centre for Disease Control Immunize BC
VIDEO – “Mature Minor Informed Consent Grade 9: Informed Consent for Immunization – Consent for Series Process – Mature Minor in a School Setting”
This video teaches nurses the steps BC CDC says are needed to assess that a minor is “mature” and can consent to health care treatment without parental consent.
NOTES:
- The process depicted in the video is never or rarely done.
- There is no info about assessing minors younger or older than grade 9.
- Only “standard information” is to be given.
- No information about legal processes are given.
- The nurse only gives her first name and nothing to identify her later if needed.
- The minor is not given written info to take home.
- No objective tests are given or documented (e.g., IQ test, test of the info given).
- The minor is assumed to know his medical history accurately.