Bill > S1351

This bill requires that parents be notified before their unemancipated minor, meaning a minor who is not legally independent, undergoes any medical or surgical procedure or treatment, with a few exceptions. Notification is not required if the parent has already acknowledged receiving notice in a notarized document, or if the attending physician certifies in the minor's medical records that the procedure is necessary due to a medical emergency. Additionally, an unemancipated minor can petition a judge in the Superior Court to waive the parental notification requirement under specific circumstances, such as if the minor is deemed mature enough to make the decision, if there's evidence of parental abuse, or if notification is not in the minor's best interest. The bill also amends an existing law to clarify that this parental notification requirement can apply to any medical or surgical procedure or treatment, not just abortions, and updates the agency responsible for handling abuse cases to the Division of Child Protection and Permanency.

Health and Social Services

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S1351