Bill Text: NH SB184 | 2023 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to the age at which a minor may receive mental health treatment without parental consent.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-09 - Inexpedient to Legislate, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote === BILL KILLED ===; 03/09/2023; Senate Journal 9 [SB184 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2023-SB184-Introduced.html
SB 184 - AS INTRODUCED
2023 SESSION
23-1040
05/08
SENATE BILL 184
AN ACT relative to the age at which a minor may receive mental health treatment without parental consent.
SPONSORS: Sen. Chandley, Dist 11; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Rep. N. Murphy, Hills. 12; Rep. Morton, Hills. 34; Rep. Petrigno, Hills. 43
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows a minor 16 years of age or older to consent to mental health services without parental consent.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
23-1040
05/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to the age at which a minor may receive mental health treatment without parental consent.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subdivision; Mental Health Practice; Services Provided to Minors. Amend RSA 135-C by inserting after section 67 the following new subdivision:
Mental Health Services for Minors
135-C:68 Mental Health Services for Minors. Any minor 16 years of age or older may voluntarily consent to mental health services, and a licensed mental health care provider may provide such services without the consent of the minor’s parent or legal guardian, provided, however, that the provider shall not prescribe medication without the consent of a parent or guardian.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
