Núcleo Disca

Pablo Marshall, Carla Iuspa y Loreto Godoy

Points of interest:

• Laws are being amended and new developments in health legislation are being introduced, but solutions are needed due to the problems it presents.
• Law 21.331 presents legislative innovations in Mental Health, including health legislation considering children and adolescents.
• It is important to consider the human rights of children and adolescents in relation to mental health.
• Law 20.584 regulates the rights and duties of individuals in their health care.
• Informed consent for health procedures and treatments needs solutions in the reform of the Law.
• Children and adolescents are affected by the new regulation of the Law on informed consent.

Notes:

• The following summary was prepared by the Millennium Nucleus DISCA and is based exclusively on the publication. Therefore, it cannot be used for citations or references.
• This article was originally published in Spanish.

• Salud

Marshall, P, Iuspa, C, & Godoy, L. (2023). Nuevas regulaciones, mismos problemas: el consentimiento informado de niños, niñas y adolescentes en Chile tras la reforma a la Ley N°20.584. Revista de derecho (Valparaíso), (60), 37-59. https://dx.doi.org/10.4151/s0718-68512023001-1379

https://dx.doi.org/10.4151/s0718-68512023001-1379