This handbook guides you through the basic principles of patient consent for health care treatment. In clear, simple terms this publication explains why and when consent is necessary, who may give consent, how consent for minors is different, and procedures that require special consent. It also describes the hospital's obligations when dealing with complicated issues like advance health care directives, California's POLST form, refusal of treatment, and end-of-life decisions.
The 250-page handbook contains the first five chapters from CHA's popular Consent Manual. It is intended for both experienced professionals and for those new to health care or the hospital setting. Principles of Consent and Advance Directives can be used as a handy reference guide and for compliance training for physicians, nurses, health care attorneys, risk managers, social workers and a variety of other staff.
The 2012 edition was updated to reflect all changes in state and federal consent law through January 2012. A memo of notable changes is included with the manual detailing important revisions such as:
Amendment to patients’ rights laws and updated Patient Rights poster
New legal authority for minors over 12 to consent to preventive care for a communicable reportable disease
Clarification regarding which outpatients need to be informed about advance directives
Revised requirements for obtaining informed consent to telehealth services
Revisions to the model Conditions of Admission form and other CHA forms
Principles of Consent and Advance Directives is 250 pages and features five chapters, several quick reference guides and more than 30 sample forms and appendixes (many in Spanish). For your convenience, all legal citations and an index have been included.
The Basic Principles of Consent
Why and when consent is necessary, emergency treatment exception
The elements of consent
The difference between "simple consent" and "informed consent"
Role of the physician in obtaining consent
The hospital's responsibility to document consent
Who May Give Consent
Adults with capacity to make health care decisions
Determining the appropriate decision-maker, unrepresented patients
When a minor can consent to their own treatment
When parents, caregivers and other third parties may consent
Advance Health Care Directives
Patient Self-Determination Act and Health Care Decisions Law
The importance of an advance health care directive
Who may be an agent, a surrogate, and what to do when there’s conflict
Your duty as a health care provider and special considerations
Procedures that Require Special Consent
Blood transfusions, vaccines, sterilization, medications and more
Mandatory patient information and consultations
Telemedicine
Refusal of Treatment & End-of-Life Issues
The right to refuse treatment
When patient leaves against medical advice
Withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatment
Prehospital Do Not Resuscitate forms and California’s POLST form
Web Seminar Recording
Also available is a CD recording of the Sept. 8, 2011 web seminar that covered the highlights of the handbook and common challenges surrounding consent for treatment. Order the manual and CD together to save and benefit from both of these helpful resources. Learn more
Pricing
Special Pricing for Manual and Web Seminar CD
Order the manual and web seminar recording CD together to save and benefit from both of these helpful resources.
Members — $210
Non-members — $350
Manual Only Pricing
Members —$85
Non-members — $170
Web Seminar Recording CD
During the 120-minute web seminar recording, expert faculty review the highlights of the handbook and field questions on participants' most common challenges surrounding consent for treatment. Learn more
This program will guide you through the basic principles of
patient consent for health care treatment. In clear, simple terms
you will learn why and when consent is necessary, who may give
consent, how consent for minors is different and procedures that
require special consent.
From basic principles to specific procedures, the Consent
Manual is your one-stop resource for all legal requirements
related to patient consent for medical treatment, release of
medical information, reporting requirements and more. Learn
exactly what the law requires and what you need to do to comply.
Lois Richardson has served as CHA’s legal resource for the past
19 years, primarily as legal counsel and most recently as vice
president of legal publications and education.
Also available is a CD recording of the Sept. 8, 2011 web seminar that covered the highlights of the handbook and common challenges surrounding consent for treatment. Order the manual and CD together to save and benefit from both of these helpful resources. 
