PRINTER'S NO. 3901
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2359
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY HAHN, McNEILL, MACKENZIE, STURLA, JAMES, PICKETT,
SCHLOSSBERG, BOBACK, ENGLISH, DRISCOLL, ORTITAY, MILLARD,
WARD, LONGIETTI, READSHAW, HARHAI, D. COSTA, MURT, GROVE,
OBERLANDER, MARSICO, HELM, SAYLOR, DeLUCA AND GILLEN,
SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.221, No.63), entitled,
as amended, "An act establishing the Pennsylvania Advisory
Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse; imposing duties on the
Department of Health to develop and coordinate the
implementation of a comprehensive health, education and
rehabilitation program for the prevention and treatment of
drug and alcohol abuse and drug and alcohol dependence;
providing for emergency medical treatment; providing for
treatment and rehabilitation alternatives to the criminal
process for drug and alcohol dependence; and making repeals,"
further providing for consent of minor.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 12 of the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.221,
No.63), known as the Pennsylvania Drug and Alcohol Abuse Control
Act, is amended to read:
Section 12. Consent [of Minor] for Minors.--(a)
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, a minor who suffers
from the use of a controlled or harmful substance may give
consent to furnishing of medical care or counseling related to
diagnosis or treatment. The consent of the parents or legal
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