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| SPONSOR: | Dana | DATE TYPED: | 02/16/99 | HB | 586 | ||
| SHORT TITLE: | Parental Consent | SB | |||||
| ANALYST: | Burkhart | ||||||
| Recurring
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| FY99 | FY2000 | FY99 | FY2000 | ||
| $ 0.0 | |||||
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
State Department of Education
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 586 changes present sections of state statutes to require minors to obtain informed parental consent for health care services including those for sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy examination or diagnosis, mental health services, or substance abuse treatment.
Significant Issues
House Bill 586 would repeal the present rights of adolescents to consent to health services for the above mentioned conditions or for treatment. Current provisions regarding treatment guardians remain in the proposed legislation.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
There is concern on the part of health care providers and others concerned with the provision of health care services that the proposed legislation would have the effect of diminishing the level of services now provided and raising the costs of health care due to increases in the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases, on the number of unwanted pregnancies, on the delay in seeking treatment of certain medical conditions and substance abuse problems and others. Requiring parental consent may have the effect of not seeking treatment or diagnosis in a timely manner and thus not addressing the problem when it could be treated at a minimal cost.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
Administration of the provisions of this proposed legislation will require health care providers to record and keep precise documentation of the parental consent. There are no additional administrative requirements to state agencies. School districts that promote or sponsor school based clinics will need assistance in securing the proper guidance to meet the requirements of this legislation.
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