Neither, and it is NOT a law, it is a legal CONCEPT which, briefly, states that a patient must be told or made aware of what procedure(s) are about to be used in their treatment AND that person must be mentally and physically aware of what is being told them.
In the US, all vaccines require informed consent per federal law.
Informed consent is an ethical principle in healthcare that requires healthcare providers to disclose information to patients so they can make voluntary and informed decisions about their care. While not technically a law in the sense of being a statute, informed consent is supported by legal precedents and regulations in many jurisdictions to protect patients' rights and autonomy.
Patient's rights are established under HIPAA, a federal law. Additional patient's rights are established federal laws providing for informed consent and the right to access medical records. Most states have their own patient's rights laws, also. HIPAA is an acronym for Health Information Privacy Act.
Assuming you are in the US, you'd have to look at state law rather than federal. Some states allow a conversation to be taped without the consent of one party. Some require that both parties are informed.
Brian F. Hoffman has written: 'The law of consent to treatment in Ontario' -- subject(s): Informed consent (Medical law), Patients, Legislation, Legal status, laws, Informed Consent
James E. Ludlam has written: 'Informed consent' -- subject(s): Informed consent (Medical law)
State law can be more detailed than federal law, but cannot conflict with federal law. Therefore, a state law cannot determine that a federal law is invalid. The state would have to, instead challenge the federal law as an unconstitutional intrusion on state rights.
T. M. Grundner has written: 'Informed consent' -- subject(s): Forms, Informed consent (Medical law), Medical ethics
No, federal law and state law are not the same. Federal law applies to the entire country, while state law only applies within the boundaries of a specific state.
Federal law takes precedence over state law.
A state law is created by the state and only pertains to that single state. A federal law is created by the national government and is enforced throughout the whole nation. Federal law overrides state law.
federal law preempts state regulations when a federal law regulates that particular subject.