My understanding was in the case of a minor without a parent present (0r an adult with such a form) that the hospital will provide lifesaving care, stabilizing care, and an assessment to see if either of those things are neccesary, but that they won't do anything else that could be beneficial...
I watched my ten year old cousin over the weekend, and will be watching her again over her Thanksgiving break from school when her parents are out of town.
They gave me one of those boilerplate forms and filled it out, granting me temporary authority to authorize medical care for her in case...
A few things:
Yes, her parents absolutely know about the hot air balloon ride. Its just that at the time, we didn't know about the waiver.
Why can't I email the waiver to them and they send it back? I mentioned why in the OP. Because per their company policy, parent or COURT APPOINTED legal...
Here's the deal:
I am watching my cousin, age 10, through the weekend, while her parents are out of town.
Her birthday way last week, and as we knew in advance this trip was coming, my gift for her Big 10 is to take her on a hot air balloon ride on Sunday, and she is extremely excited about...