Loading chat...
AL HB187
Bill
Status
3/22/2023
Primary Sponsor
Chip Brown
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Amends Section 22-8-4 of the Alabama Code to add a requirement that unemancipated minors must obtain parental or legal guardian consent before receiving any vaccination.
-
Creates an exception to existing law that allows minors age 14 and older to consent to medical, dental, and mental health services without parental approval.
-
Applies specifically to vaccination administration, requiring parental or legal guardian consent regardless of the minor's age or other qualifying status.
-
Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor, or upon otherwise becoming law.
Legislative Description
Relating to vaccines; to amend Section 22-8-4, Code of Alabama 1975; to require consent of a parent or legal guardian for any minor to receive a vaccination.
Vaccines, parental consent for minor to receive vaccine, required
Last Action
Indefinitely Postpone
5/31/2023