Virginia Senate Bill 497 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2008 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2008-01-25 - Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)

Definition of abused or neglected child; Abraham's law. Removes language specifying that a decision by parents or another person with legal authority over a child to refuse a particular medical treatment for a child with a life-threatening condition shall not be deemed a refusal to provide necessary care if (i) such decision is made jointly by the parents or other person with legal authority for the child and the child; (ii) the child has reached 14 years of age and is sufficiently mature to have an informed opinion on the subject of his medical treatment; (iii) the parents or other person with legal authority and the child have considered alternative treatment options; and (iv) the parents or other person with legal authority and the child believe in good faith that such decision is in the child's best interest.

Abraham's law; definition of abused or neglected child.

Sen. Ralph Northam [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-01-25		Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
2008-01-09		Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
2008-01-09		Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080721286

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+SB497