Bill Text: OR HB3663 | 2010 | 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to eye treatment for minors.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2010-03-23 - Chapter 91, (2010 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2011. [HB3663 Detail]
Download: Oregon-2010-HB3663-Enrolled.html
75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2010 Special Session Enrolled House Bill 3663 Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON HEALTH CARE (at the request of the Oregon Optometric Physicians Association) CHAPTER ................ AN ACT Relating to eye treatment for minors; amending ORS 109.640 and 109.650. Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: SECTION 1. ORS 109.640 is amended to read: 109.640. { + (1) + } Any physician or nurse practitioner may provide birth control information and services to any person without regard to the age of the person. { + (2) + } A minor 15 years of age or older may give consent { + , without the consent of a parent or guardian of the minor, + } to { + : (a) + } Hospital care, medical or surgical diagnosis or treatment by a physician licensed by the Oregon Medical Board, and dental or surgical diagnosis or treatment by a dentist licensed by the Oregon Board of Dentistry, { - without the consent of a parent or guardian, - } except as { - may be - } provided by ORS 109.660. { + (b) + } { - A minor 15 years of age or older may give consent to - } Diagnosis and treatment by a nurse practitioner who is licensed by the Oregon State Board of Nursing under ORS 678.375 and who is acting within the scope of practice for a nurse practitioner { - , without the consent of a parent or guardian of the minor - } . { + (c) Except when the minor is obtaining contact lenses for the first time, diagnosis and treatment by an optometrist who is licensed by the Oregon Board of Optometry under ORS 683.010 to 683.340 and who is acting within the scope of practice for an optometrist. + } SECTION 2. ORS 109.650 is amended to read: 109.650. A hospital or any physician, nurse practitioner { + , + } { - or - } dentist { + or optometrist + } { - as - } described in ORS 109.640 may advise { - the parent or parents - } { + a parent + } or legal guardian of { - any - } { + a + } minor of the care, diagnosis or treatment { + of the minor + } or the need for any treatment { + of the minor + }, without the consent of the { - patient - } { + minor + }, and { - any hospital, physician, nurse practitioner or dentist - } is not liable for advising the parent { - , parents - } or legal guardian without the consent of the { - patient - } { + minor + }. ---------- Enrolled House Bill 3663 (HB 3663-INTRO) Page 1 Passed by House February 15, 2010 ........................................................... Chief Clerk of House ........................................................... Speaker of House Passed by Senate February 22, 2010 ........................................................... President of Senate Enrolled House Bill 3663 (HB 3663-INTRO) Page 2 Received by Governor: ......M.,............., 2010 Approved: ......M.,............., 2010 ........................................................... Governor Filed in Office of Secretary of State: ......M.,............., 2010 ........................................................... Secretary of State Enrolled House Bill 3663 (HB 3663-INTRO) Page 3