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PA HB110
Bill
Status
1/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Stephanie Borowicz
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AI Summary
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Removes the ability of minors who have graduated high school, married, or been pregnant to consent to their own medical, dental, and health services—limiting independent consent to those 18 years or older only.
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Raises the age at which minors can independently consent to voluntary inpatient or outpatient mental health treatment from 14 to 18 years old.
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Eliminates the provision allowing parents to override a minor's revocation of consent to mental health treatment, giving 18-year-olds full control over continuing or stopping their treatment.
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Creates a new requirement granting parents or legal guardians full access to all medical, dental, health services, and mental health treatment records of minors under 18.
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Takes effect 60 days after enactment.
Legislative Description
Amending the act of February 13, 1970 (P.L.19, No.10), entitled "An act enabling certain minors to consent to medical, dental and health services, declaring consent unnecessary under certain circumstances," further providing for individual consent, for mental health treatment and for release of medical records; and providing for parent or legal guardian access to medical records.
Last Action
Referred to Health
1/14/2025