The parent, guardian, or caregiver of a minor who is a relative of the minor and who may authorize medical care and dental care under Section 6550, may authorize in writing an adult into whose care a minor has been entrusted to consent to medical care or dental care, or both, for the minor.
Cal. Fam. Code § 6910
Consent by Person Having Care of Minor or by Court
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 65 Cal. App. 4th 1027 - Quigley v. First Church of Christ, Scientist (1998)
Most recently applied in 65 Cal. App. 4th 1027 - Quigley v. First Church of Christ, Scientist (June 1998)
Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 563, Sec. 2
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