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Proxy Assent Role Conflict Tool

Expose inconsistent supplied assent flags and evaluate an explicit override policy; no consent authority is determined.

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Description

Flag proxy/assent conflicts under a supplied decline policy.

Consent, privacy and retention records encode supplied purposes, audiences, withdrawal status and timing rules. Literal membership or a true local predicate can organize these assertions while valid informed consent, adequate de-identification and lawful processing require separate contextual assessment.

Flag proxy/assent conflicts under a supplied decline policy.

When to use this tool

Use Proxy Assent Role Conflict when checking the stated permission, withdrawal, retention or disclosure-record convention.

How to use the tool and how it works

  1. Enter proxyApproved, participantAssents, participantDeclines, suppliedDeclineOverrides. Use the units and conventions below.
  2. Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
  3. Read contradictoryParticipantFlags, blockedUnderPolicy. Inspect contradictoryParticipantFlags, blockedUnderPolicy before interpreting the associated values.

Flag proxy/assent conflicts under a supplied decline policy. contradictoryParticipantFlags requires both assent and decline; blockedUnderPolicy includes that contradiction, missing proxy approval or a decline when the override policy is true.1

Input fieldMeaning and unitsAccepted input
proxyApprovedProxy ApprovedRequired. Boolean.
participantAssentsParticipant AssentsRequired. Boolean.
participantDeclinesParticipant DeclinesRequired. Boolean.
suppliedDeclineOverridesSupplied Decline OverridesRequired. Boolean.
Output fieldInterpretationReturned shape
contradictoryParticipantFlagsContradictory Participant FlagsRequired. Boolean.
blockedUnderPolicyBlocked Under PolicyRequired. Boolean.
json
{
  "input": {
    "proxyApproved": true,
    "participantAssents": true,
    "participantDeclines": true,
    "suppliedDeclineOverrides": true
  },
  "output": {
    "contradictoryParticipantFlags": true,
    "blockedUnderPolicy": true
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

  • This Boolean policy does not establish decision-making capacity, appropriate proxy authority or ethically/legally valid consent.
  • Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Review original permissions, participant choices and applicable organizational/legal requirements with the responsible professionals before actual use, disclosure or deletion.

References

  1. Calculation and input contract: bioethics/proxy-assent-role-conflict — tool.io

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