HB75 Alabama 2015 Session
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
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Mike BallRepublican - Session
- Regular Session 2015
- Title
- Parents or legal guardian, authorize treatment for medical, dental, health, or mental health service, including commitment to mental health facility, where minor refused
- Description
Under existing law, a minor who is 14 years of age or older may give consent for medical, dental, health, or mental health services for himself or herself.
This bill would provide that the parent or legal guardian of a minor who is younger than 18 years of age could authorize medical treatment, for mental health services or commitment to a mental health facility, even if the minor has expressly refused treatment.
- Subjects
- Parents
Bill Actions
Indefinitely Postponed
Judiciary first Substitute Offered
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
Bill Text
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature