WDW with granddaughter

[gwynne]

disagree....as I said and another poster. We were refused medical treatment because the note was not notarized. It is hardly a waste of time when someone needs medical attention and all you had to do to get it ASAP was stop be the bank to get something notarized prior to leaving fro your trip...cover all your bases to be safe! You don't know that the medical staff would be able to get in touch with the parents exactly when they need to. I wouldn't risk it.

Medical personnel will stabilize, and work diligently to get a verbal consent to treat from a custodial parent.

The note might be helpful as a first step, but it doesn't hold the same weight as verbal consent from a custodial parent.