Consent, parental responsibility and mature-minor frameworks — OSCE

Objectives

1. Confirm who holds parental responsibility and how to weigh conflicting parental views for an urgent decision. ^[1]
2. Seek age-appropriate assent and manage dissent in a frightened school-age child. ^{[2] [12]}
3. Disclose material risks, benefits and alternatives in plain language with teach-back. ^[1]
4. Apply the emergency principle and escalate appropriately if disagreement threatens the child. ^{[1] [9]}