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SB142 Alabama 2015 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor
Paul Sanford
Republican
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

S

Assigned Act No. 2015-476.

H

Signature Requested

S

Enrolled

S

Passed Second House

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1331

H

Third Reading Passed

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary

S

Engrossed

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 489

S

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 488

S

Health and Human Services first Substitute Offered

S

Third Reading Passed

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Health and Human Services

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

April 14, 2015 Senate Passed
Yes 34
Absent 1

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

June 4, 2015 House Passed
Yes 100
Abstained 1
Absent 4

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature