A 16-year-old presents at an urgent care center with a deep laceration on her arm after falling off a skateboard. She is alone and expresses an understanding of the need for stitches and potential risks involved. She clarifies that she is a legally emancipated minor. How should the medical assistant proceed regarding consent for treatment?
Provide only emergency first aid and refer her to a hospital where a legal expert can address the consent issue.
Ask the minor to contact a friend or relative over 18 who can provide verbal consent over the phone.
Delay treatment until a parent or guardian can be contacted for consent, even if the minor claims to be emancipated.
Obtain the minor's consent as you would with an adult, after verifying her emancipated status.
The correct answer recognizes that a legally emancipated minor has the same capacity to consent to medical treatment as an adult would. Therefore, the healthcare provider can proceed with obtaining the minor's consent without requiring parental consent or presence. Incorrect answers fail to recognize the unique legal status of emancipated minors or suggest approaches that do not conform to legal guidelines for consent.
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