OH SB389

Lowers the minimum age for minors to request outpatient mental health services without parental consent from 14 to 11 years old, with services limited to 6 sessions before parental notification is required.

Requires mental health professionals to notify non-residential parents of a child's outpatient mental health services under the same terms as residential parents, unless a court determines notification would not be in the child's best interest.

Adds new division (K) to section 3109.051 establishing that non-residential parents are entitled to notice regarding outpatient mental health services for their children unless the court finds such notice contrary to the child's best interests.

Creates liability protections for mental health professionals providing services to minors under section 5122.04, shielding them from civil damages claims by parents or guardians related to those services.

Enacts new section 5122.041 requiring mental health professionals to notify non-residential parents when providing mental health services to minors, subject to court-determined exceptions for the child's best interest.