Bill > SB226

This bill amends Sections 22-8-4 and 22-8-6 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to provide that a minor who is married or divorced may consent to certain medical treatment, and to prohibit a pregnant minor from consenting to certain pregnancy-related treatment. Specifically, the bill removes the requirement that a minor be 14 years of age or older, or have graduated from high school, to consent to medical, dental, or mental health services, and instead allows a minor who is married or divorced to consent to such services. The bill also clarifies that a minor may consent to services to determine the presence of pregnancy and to treat venereal disease, drug dependency, alcohol toxicity, or any reportable disease, but a pregnant minor may not consent to certain pregnancy-related treatment.

Health and Social Services

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