This customizable document, Emancipated Minors, is taken from MCN Healthcare’s Outpatient Surgery and Ambulatory Services Policy and Procedure Manual. For more than 20 years, MCN has been the health care industry’s leading provider of policy and procedure templates, forms, competencies and other compliance tools.

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Here is some sample content from Emancipated Minors:

	POLICY: Persons failing to meet the criteria of adulthood shall be admitted or treated only with consent of a legal guardian or parent, unless either an actual emergency exists, in which case consent is implied, or one of the following exceptions is applicable: Minors receiving pregnancy care: Any minor, regardless of age or marital status, may personally consent for hospital, medical and/or surgical care related to her pregnancy. Minors living away from home Emancipated Minor: Any minor, who has been declared an emancipated minor by the courts and who offers proof of such a...
Second excerpt:
	...disease. Note: Minors who have allegedly been raped or sexually assaulted: Minors 12 years of age or older, who have allegedly been raped or sexually assaulted, may personally give consent for treatment. Minors with a drug or alcohol related problem: Minors 12 years of age or older may consent to the furnishing of hospital care, medical and/or surgical care or counseling, related to the diagnosis or treatment of a drug or alcohol related problem. Minors with divorced parents: ...