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MS SB2895
Bill
AI Summary
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Requires parental, guardian, or surrogate consent for all health care provided to unemancipated minors, with exceptions for mental illness treatment, emergencies, judicial consent, blood donation (age 16+), infectious disease diagnosis, Child Protective Services custody, inmates, and baby drop-off situations.
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Eliminates authorization for unemancipated minors to participate as research subjects, restricting research participation to adults and emancipated minors only.
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Prohibits physicians from providing contraceptive supplies and information to minors except in compliance with the parental consent requirement in Section 41-41-3.
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Repeals existing law allowing minors to receive venereal disease treatment and mental health treatment (age 15+) without parental consent.
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Authorizes parents to sue for violations, allows recovery of declaratory relief, injunctive relief, nominal and compensatory damages, attorney's fees, and costs; waives sovereign, governmental, and qualified immunities for violations.
Legislative Description
Parental consent for minor's healthcare treatment; establish certain provisions related thereto.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/4/2025