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PRINTER'S NO. 33
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
17
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY HAHN, McNEILL, NEILSON, PICKETT, BULLOCK, TOPPER,
TAYLOR, DEAN, MACKENZIE, DRISCOLL, O'BRIEN, JAMES,
BENNINGHOFF, MILLARD, R. BROWN, WATSON, SNYDER, HEFFLEY,
WARD, SIMMONS, D. COSTA, SAYLOR, SCHLOSSBERG, BIZZARRO,
WARNER, STURLA, LONGIETTI, ORTITAY, ROTHMAN, GILLEN, M. QUINN
AND RADER, JANUARY 23, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, JANUARY 23, 2017
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
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diagnosis or treatment. The consent of the parents or legal
guardian of the minor shall not be necessary to authorize
medical care or counseling related to such diagnosis or
treatment. The consent of the minor shall be valid and binding
as if the minor had achieved his majority. Such consent shall
not be voidable nor subject to later disaffirmance because of
minority. Any physician or any agency or organization operating
a drug abuse program, who provides counseling to a minor who
uses any controlled or harmful substance may, but shall not be
obligated to inform the parents or legal guardian of any such
minor as to the treatment given or needed.
(b) Notwithstanding a minor's refusal to provide consent, a
parent or legal guardian may give consent for the minor.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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