Alabama legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Alabama HB267: Consent to medical treatment; age at which minor may consent to medical treatment revised, exceptions further provided for
Status: In committee, February 13, 2025
What the bill says
An act Relating to consent to medical treatment; to amend Sections 16-22-16.2, 22-8-4, 22-8-6, 22-8-9, and 22-8-10, Code of Alabama 1975; to add Sections 22-8-12 and 22-8-13 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to raise the age at which a minor may give legal consent to medical, dental, and mental health services for himself or herself; to provide exceptions for certain minors and certain services; to prohibit health care providers and governmental entities from denying a parent access to his or her minor child's health information, with exceptions…
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to consent to medical treatment; to amend Sections 16-22-16.2, 22-8-4, 22-8-6, 22-8-9, and 22-8-10, Code of Alabama 1975; to add Sections 22-8-12 and 22-8-13 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to raise the age at which a minor may give legal consent to medical, dental, and mental health services for himself or herself; to provide exceptions for certain minors and certain services; to prohibit health care providers and governmental entities from denying a parent access to his or her minor child's health information, with exceptions; and to provide that it is the fundamental right of a parent to make decisions concerning the health care of his or her child. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. Sections 16-22-16.2, 22-8-4, 22-8-6, 22-8-9, and 22-8-10, Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 HB267 INTRODUCED Page 3 and 22-8-10, Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows: "§16-22-16.2 (a) Subject to appropriations by the Legislature, commencing with the 2023-2024 school year, each local board of education in the state shall employ a mental health service coordinator. The coordinator shall be …
Sponsors
- DuBose, Susan (R, HD-045) · primary sponsor