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House of Representatives
Session of 2015 - 2016 Regular Session

MEMORANDUM

Posted:	August 26, 2016 10:54 AM
From:	Representative Marcia M. Hahn and Rep. Daniel T. McNeill
To:	All House members
Subject:	Drug and Alcohol Treatment - Consent of a Minor

In the near future we plan to introduce legislation amending the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Control Act to specify that a parent or guardian is authorized to provide consent for treatment of their minor child. Confusion abounds in our communities about what to do when a loved one has an addiction. It is doubly hard when the person suffering is a minor child and family member. This legislation will make it abundantly clear that, in addition to the child’s right to consent, the parents and guardians also have the right to consent for treatment of the minor child.

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