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HI SB2025

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

3/3/2020

Primary Sponsor

Stanley Chang

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Origin

Senate

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allows minors to independently consent to medical care for HIV diagnosis, treatment, or prevention without parental or guardian consent.

  • Permits minors to consent to prevention of HIV and prohibits parents or legal guardians from overriding a minor's medical consent decisions.

  • Exempts minors from financial liability for HIV-related medical care and preventive services received under this law.

  • Updates statutory language to replace "venereal disease" with "sexually transmitted infection" throughout Chapter 577A, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

  • Takes effect August 1, 2026.

Legislative Description

Relating To Medical Care For Minors.

Treatment

Last Action

Referred to JUD/HLT, FIN, referral sheet 36

3/9/2020

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/9/2020
Judiciary2/13/2020
Human Services1/15/2020

Full Bill Text

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