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Forensic Medicine General 740c503d

According to the "Treatment of terminally-ill patients bill, 2016", incompetent patient is below the age of?

A
12 years
B
16 years
C
18 years
D
20 years
High-Yield Explanation
Ans is'b'i.e.,16years"Incompetent patient" means a patient who is a minor below the age of sixteen years or a person of unsound mind or a patient who is unable toUnderstand the information relevant to an informed decision about his medical treatment;Retain that information;Use or weigh that information as pa of the process of making his informed decision;Make an informed decision because of impairment of or a disturbance in the functioning of his mind or brain; orCommunicate his informed decision (whether by speech, language or any other mode) as to medical treatment

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