Consentimiento informado para pruebas genéticas en Míchigan

Explicación Simple

Si te hacen una prueba genética, debes firmar un documento que dice que entiendes lo que implica. Esto es para protegerte y asegurarse de que sepas lo que está pasando con tu salud.

Es como cuando vas a un médico y él te explica un tratamiento. Antes de que empiece, te pide que firmes un papel para asegurarse de que entiendes lo que te va a hacer.

Ejemplo Práctico

María quiere hacerse una prueba genética para saber si tiene predisposición a ciertas enfermedades. Su doctor le da un formulario para firmar que explica qué es la prueba y por qué la necesita. María firma el formulario, recibe una copia y su doctor guarda el original en su historial médico.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

(3) Within 6 months after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, the department of community health, in consultation with the Michigan board of medicine, the Michigan board of osteopathic medicine and surgery, at least 1 physician who is board certified by the American board of medical genetics, and appropriate professional organizations, shall develop and distribute a model informed consent form for purposes of this section that practitioners may adopt. The department of community health shall include in the model form at least all of the information required under subsection (2). The department of community health shall distribute the model form to physicians and other individuals subject to this section upon request and at no charge. The department of community health shall review the model form at least annually for 5 years after the first model form is distributed, and shall revise the model form if necessary to make the form reflect the latest developments in medical genetics. (4) The department of community health, in consultation with the entities described in subsection (3), may also develop and distribute a pamphlet that provides further explanation of the information included in the model informed consent form. (5) If a test subject or his or her legally authorized representative signs a copy of the model informed consent form developed and distributed under subsection (3), the physician or individual acting under the delegatory authority of the physician shall give the test subject a copy of the signed informed consent form and shall include the original signed informed consent form in the test subject's medical record. (6) If a test subject or his or her legally authorized representative signs a copy of the model informed consent