Implied Consent

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implied consent

[implīd′]

Etymology: L, implicare, to involve, consentire, to feel

the granting of permission for health care without a formal agreement between the patient and health care provider. An example is an appointment made with a physician by a patient with a physical complaint; it is implied that by making the appointment the patient gives consent to the physician to make a diagnosis and offer treatment. Compare informed consent.

Implied Consent

Agreement to disclosure in which patients have been informed about the information to be disclosed and the purpose of the disclosure and that they have a right to object to the disclosure, but have not done so

implied consent,

n assent to a clinical procedure that is recognized as an informed agreement by the patient, even if verbal or written consent is not explicitly given.

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