Medical Confidentiality Minors Australia

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Teen health care rights & responsibilities | Raising …

https://raisingchildren.net.au/pre-teens/mental-health-physical-health/health-care/teen-health-care

Key points. From around 14 years of age, teenagers have the right to consent to simple health care. From 16 years, they have the same right to consent as adults. Teenagers have the right to confidentiality. But health professionals will contact parents …

How age affects confidentiality | ReachOut Australia

https://au.reachout.com/articles/how-age-affects-confidentiality

Automatic confidentiality. ‘Automatic confidentiality’ means that unless you’re likely to be seriously harmed or your life is at risk, a doctor or other health professional is required by …

Health Records, Privacy and Confidentiality for Children …

https://youlegal.com.au/you-legal-blogs/health-records-privacy-confidentiality-children-australia

RACGP - Children and consent for …

https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/professional/what-is-too-young-children-and-consent-for-medical

Dr Sara Bird says parents or guardians generally give consent for children and young adults under the age of 18, but there are exceptions. The 15-year-old patient asked her GP if everything …

Guidelines for Doctors on Disclosing …

https://www.ama.com.au/articles/guidelines-doctors-disclosing-medical-records-third-parties-2010

Medical Journal of Australia. ... The confidentiality of those minors must be respected. This implies that parents may not …

Avant - Children and consent

https://www.avant.org.au/Resources/Public/Children-and-consent/

Medicare recognises that children may seek medical treatment independently of their parents or guardians. Children can have their own Medicare card from 15 years of age. …

Children and young people - Home

https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/your-privacy-rights/children-and-young-people

As a general rule, an individual under the age of 18 has the capacity to consent if they have the maturity to understand what’s being proposed. If they lack maturity it may be …

Medical confidentiality and privacy laws …

https://www.slatergordon.com.au/blog/featured/understanding-medical-confidentiality-and-privacy-laws-for-health-professionals

‘Medical confidentiality’ obliges a health professional to protect (limit access to) the information discussed in confidence between themselves and a patient or client. There is no specific …

Confidential Health Care for Minors | ama-coe

https://code-medical-ethics.ama-assn.org/ethics-opinions/confidential-health-care-minors

Code of Ethics Opinions pages. Physicians have a responsibility to protect the confidentiality of minor patients, within certain limits. In some jurisdictions, the law …

Mature minors: Managing consent issues with young people

https://nwmphn.org.au/news/mature-minors-managing-consent-issues-with-young-people/

The legal age of consent in Australia is 18, however young people can be deemed to be able to provide consent for their own treatment if they meet the ‘mature …

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