MS HB120

Requires health-care providers to present parents or guardians with a written document at each minor patient visit (effective July 1, 2025) notifying them of their right to restrict who can consent to their child's medical treatment.

Prohibits health-care institutions and providers from treating unemancipated minors without first obtaining consent from a parent, guardian, or adult designated by the parent, unless a 72-hour contact attempt fails.

Establishes alternative consent authority in the following order if parents/guardians cannot be reached within 72 hours: minor's custodian, adult sibling, or grandparent.

Carves out exceptions to parental consent requirements for mental illness commitments, emergencies, judicial consent, blood donation, infectious disease diagnosis, CPS custody, inmates, baby drop-off law, suspected child abuse/neglect, and athletic trainer assistance.

Repeals existing statutes allowing physicians to treat minors for venereal disease and mental/emotional problems related to alcohol or drugs without parental consent, and allows parents to sue for violations with waived sovereign immunity.