What is the standard of care required for a physician to obtain consent from a patient?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Rafferty v. Suess, A142157 (Cal. App. 2016):
In order to meet the standard of care, a physician must obtain a patient's informed consent before performing a medical procedure. (Cobbs v. Grant (1972) 8 Cal.3d 229, 243.) This means informing the patient of any risk that a reasonable person would consider important in deciding to have the procedure, and providing any other
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