MN MFT Oral Exam Questions With
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Minor - correct answer...✔✔individual under 18 years of age
Informed consent includes - correct answer...✔✔The patient must be informed of and
able to understand:
1) Diagnosis
2) Nature and purpose of proposed treatment
3) Risks and consequences of proposed treatment
4) Probability that treatment will be successful
5) Feasible treatment alternatives and have the ability to make a voluntary choice
among the alternatives
6) Prognosis if treatment is not given
Parental consent - correct answer...✔✔the traditional requirement that a parent give
consent for treatment of a minor child.
Confidentiality - correct answer...✔✔The principle of confidentiality limits the disclosure
of medical and mental health care information and protects the privacy of the patient
Is parental consent always necessary to provide medical or mental healthcare to
minors? - correct answer...✔✔Yes, unless certain exceptions can be applied.
1)Statutory Law
2) Court decisions
Based on statutory law and court decisions, what are the two broad areas of exception
regarding parental consent? - correct answer...✔✔1) Status of the minor
2)Category of care provided
What are the two exceptions to parental consent based on status of the minor? - correct
answer...✔✔Emancipated Minor
Mature Minor
Emancipated MInor - correct answer...✔✔In MN there is no procedural court process
by which a minor can be designated an "emancipated minor" with full rights and
privileges of adult status. However there are state statues that "emancipate" the
following categories of minors for purpose of giving consent for health care. No other
consent is required regardless of age
1) living separate and apart from parents or guarding who is managing her own finances
2) minor who is married
3) minor who has borne a child
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, Mature Minor - correct answer...✔✔Although there is no specific precedent in
Minnesota case law related to application of the "mature minor" concept, there is
significant case law from other states supporting practitioners who elect to provide care
under this doctrine. If the mature minor doctrine is employed, the minor must be judged
capable of giving informed consent. It applies where: no other exceptions to parental
consent apply, and parental involvement is impractical or problematic. Criteria are:
1. Minor is 15
2. Minor is able to give informed consent
3. proposed treatment is for the minor's benefit
4. proposed treatment is deemed necessary
5. proposed treatment does not involve complex, high risk medical procedures or
complex, high-risk surgery.
What are the categories of medical, mental, and other health services for which a minor
may give his or her own consent in the state of mn? - correct answer...✔✔1.
Emergency care
2. Pregnancy related care
3. STD's
4. Contraceptive care
5. abortion
6. Alcohol and other drug abuse
7. Inpatient mental health services (must be 16)
Can a parent or guardian admit a minor to a mental health or chemical dependency
treatment facility on an informal basis without he minor's consent? - correct answer...✔
✔If the minor is under 16 years of age the consent of a parent or guardian alone is
sufficient to admit the minor to a chemical dependency or mental health treatment
facility if it is determined by independent examination that there is reasonable evidence
the proposed patient is : mentally ill, mental retarded, or chemically dependent, and
suitable for treatment.
-If a minor is 16 or 17 and refuses consent they may be admitted as a patient with the
consent of a parent or guardian if it is determined by an independent exam that there is
reasonable evidence that the proposed patient is chemically dependent or has a mental
illness and is suitable for treatment.
Under what circumstances can a minor be admitted to a mental health or chemical
dependency treatment facility on an involuntary basis? - correct answer...✔✔Any minor
may be placed on a "transportation hold" to a treatment facility by a peace or health
office if the office has reason to believe that the minor is: mentally ill, mentally retarded,
or chemically dependent and in danger of causing injury to self or others if not
immediately detained.
An examiner of the treatment facility can place the minor on a 72-hr emergency hold
with the consent o f the head of the treatment facility if: the examiner has examined the
minor in the last 15 days, the examiner believes the person is mentally ill, mentally
retarded, or chemically dependent an in danger of causing injury to self or others if not
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100%Verified AnswersA+GRADED
Minor - correct answer...✔✔individual under 18 years of age
Informed consent includes - correct answer...✔✔The patient must be informed of and
able to understand:
1) Diagnosis
2) Nature and purpose of proposed treatment
3) Risks and consequences of proposed treatment
4) Probability that treatment will be successful
5) Feasible treatment alternatives and have the ability to make a voluntary choice
among the alternatives
6) Prognosis if treatment is not given
Parental consent - correct answer...✔✔the traditional requirement that a parent give
consent for treatment of a minor child.
Confidentiality - correct answer...✔✔The principle of confidentiality limits the disclosure
of medical and mental health care information and protects the privacy of the patient
Is parental consent always necessary to provide medical or mental healthcare to
minors? - correct answer...✔✔Yes, unless certain exceptions can be applied.
1)Statutory Law
2) Court decisions
Based on statutory law and court decisions, what are the two broad areas of exception
regarding parental consent? - correct answer...✔✔1) Status of the minor
2)Category of care provided
What are the two exceptions to parental consent based on status of the minor? - correct
answer...✔✔Emancipated Minor
Mature Minor
Emancipated MInor - correct answer...✔✔In MN there is no procedural court process
by which a minor can be designated an "emancipated minor" with full rights and
privileges of adult status. However there are state statues that "emancipate" the
following categories of minors for purpose of giving consent for health care. No other
consent is required regardless of age
1) living separate and apart from parents or guarding who is managing her own finances
2) minor who is married
3) minor who has borne a child
AGRDESOLUTIONS
, Mature Minor - correct answer...✔✔Although there is no specific precedent in
Minnesota case law related to application of the "mature minor" concept, there is
significant case law from other states supporting practitioners who elect to provide care
under this doctrine. If the mature minor doctrine is employed, the minor must be judged
capable of giving informed consent. It applies where: no other exceptions to parental
consent apply, and parental involvement is impractical or problematic. Criteria are:
1. Minor is 15
2. Minor is able to give informed consent
3. proposed treatment is for the minor's benefit
4. proposed treatment is deemed necessary
5. proposed treatment does not involve complex, high risk medical procedures or
complex, high-risk surgery.
What are the categories of medical, mental, and other health services for which a minor
may give his or her own consent in the state of mn? - correct answer...✔✔1.
Emergency care
2. Pregnancy related care
3. STD's
4. Contraceptive care
5. abortion
6. Alcohol and other drug abuse
7. Inpatient mental health services (must be 16)
Can a parent or guardian admit a minor to a mental health or chemical dependency
treatment facility on an informal basis without he minor's consent? - correct answer...✔
✔If the minor is under 16 years of age the consent of a parent or guardian alone is
sufficient to admit the minor to a chemical dependency or mental health treatment
facility if it is determined by independent examination that there is reasonable evidence
the proposed patient is : mentally ill, mental retarded, or chemically dependent, and
suitable for treatment.
-If a minor is 16 or 17 and refuses consent they may be admitted as a patient with the
consent of a parent or guardian if it is determined by an independent exam that there is
reasonable evidence that the proposed patient is chemically dependent or has a mental
illness and is suitable for treatment.
Under what circumstances can a minor be admitted to a mental health or chemical
dependency treatment facility on an involuntary basis? - correct answer...✔✔Any minor
may be placed on a "transportation hold" to a treatment facility by a peace or health
office if the office has reason to believe that the minor is: mentally ill, mentally retarded,
or chemically dependent and in danger of causing injury to self or others if not
immediately detained.
An examiner of the treatment facility can place the minor on a 72-hr emergency hold
with the consent o f the head of the treatment facility if: the examiner has examined the
minor in the last 15 days, the examiner believes the person is mentally ill, mentally
retarded, or chemically dependent an in danger of causing injury to self or others if not
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