Rod Willett
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 58
Unaccompanied homeless youth; consent to medicalcare. Provides that except for the purposes of sterilizationor abortion, a minor who is 14 years of age or older and who is an unaccompanied homeless youth shall be deemed an adult for the purposeof consenting to surgical or medical examination or treatment, includingdental examination and treatment, for himself or his minor child.The bill describes evidence sufficient to determine that a minoris an unaccompanied homeless youth and provides that no health careprovider shall be liable for any civil or criminal action for providingsurgical or medical treatment to an unaccompanied homeless youthor his minor child without first obtaining the consent of his parentor guardian provided in accordance with the law, with the exceptionof liability for negligence in the diagnosis or treatment of suchunaccompanied homeless youth.
Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 4-N)
Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #2
Impact statement from DPB (HB353)
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103664D
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103664D | PDF HTML |
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Fiscal Impact Statement: HB353F122.PDF |
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