# Medical Custody **Domain:** Medicine / Rights / Infrastructure **Doc Type:** Canonical Governance Node **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition **Medical custody** is the authority and responsibility exercised by institutions and professionals over treatment, clinical data, devices and life-sustaining infrastructure. ## Evolutionary Nexus MYCIN in [[articles/The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley|The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley]] exposed the gap between a capable recommendation system and an institution authorized to diagnose or treat. ## Continuity Context Neural interfaces and post-biological maintenance blur clinical care with infrastructure operation. Custodians need bounded authority, documented intervention, patient consent, independent review and continuity plans when providers fail. ## See Also [[wiki/Clinical Decision Support|Clinical Decision Support]], [[wiki/Continuity Due Process|Continuity Due Process]], [[wiki/Residual Sovereign|Residual Sovereign]], [[wiki/Medical AI|Medical AI]]