Can a hospital give you any vaccines without your consent? Let's see the Legal Eagles out there...

WA State Exceptions to Informed Consent law:

1. Emergencies: In a genuine healthcare emergency where the patient lacks capacity to consent, and no legal representative is readily available, consent may be implied. This exception would apply to life-saving procedures, not routine vaccinations.

2. Patient's Wishes: If a competent patient has explicitly waived their right to be informed or refuses the vaccine, their wishes should be respected.

3. Court Order: A court order could authorize treatment, including vaccination, even without the patient's consent.

4. Surrogate Decision-Maker: If a patient lacks capacity, a surrogate decision-maker (e.g., a healthcare agent under a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care) can provide consent on their behalf.

But this screams of malpractice, because you don't give a patient 2 covid vaccines during a single visit, or a billing error. Either way, talk to an attorney.

sstronaut

I could see a tetanus shot if they thought it would help, but covid vaccines makes no sense, as if he's in trouble that's not what would be needed to directly help, even if he had Covid, other items would be.

Then again, I know absolutely nothing about medical

tenente · 36-40, M

Newyorker here. My work is dangerous. I have a advance directive (legal document enforceable nation wide) detailing what I consent to, and what I don't consent to, for doctors and hospitals for situations i'm unconscious or I can't communicate. It's pretty common to have AD in my line of work just because these kinds of situations.