> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.junction.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Order Requirements

> Review all requirements for placing a lab test order including patient consents, physician options, and patient name validation rules.

### Consents

When you order a lab test through our API, you may have to collect consents from the patient and forward them to us. The following consents may include:

* `hipaa-authorization`.
* `terms-of-use`.
* `telehealth-informed-consent`.

### Physician

As mentioned [in the introduction](/lab/overview/introduction#features), you don't need to have your own Physician to place orders with Junction. When you [order a test](/lab/overview/quickstart#3-placing-an-order), you can pass an optional `physician` argument.
If provided, the order will use your physician. If not, your order will go through with Junction's physician network. For more information, please check [our lab testing page](https://tryvital.io/labs) and [book an introductory call with us](https://cal.com/team/vital/discovery-call).

### Patient Name Validation

Patient names must conform to a specific regex pattern due to lab restrictions. This validation applies to all name fields including `first_name` and `last_name`.

**Regex Pattern:**

```
^([a-zA-Z0-9]{1})([a-zA-Z0-9-.,']*(\s[a-zA-Z0-9-.,']+)*[a-zA-Z0-9-.,']?)$
```

**Validation Rules:**

* Must start with an alphanumeric character (not space, hyphen, or punctuation)
* Only allows letters (a-z, A-Z), numbers (0-9), hyphens (-), periods (.), commas (,), apostrophes (')
* Spaces are only allowed between words
* Cannot start or end with a space
* Cannot have consecutive spaces

**Valid Name Examples:**

* `John`
* `Mary-Jane`
* `O'Connor`
* `Dr. Smith`
* `Jean-Pierre`

**Invalid Name Examples:**

* ` John` (starts with space)
* `John ` (ends with space)
* `-John` (starts with hyphen)
* `John@Smith` (contains @)
* `José` (contains accented character)

### Minors

Ordering for minors (under 18 years old) requires a specific configuration, which you can request from your Junction Customer Success Manager.

Once enabled, you are able to order for a minor patient by providing information regarding the medical proxy.

This information can be supplied at [ordering time](/api-reference/lab-testing/create-order#body-patient-details-medical-proxy), or at any time by updating the [user demographics](/api-reference/user/upsert-info#body-medical-proxy).