State Minor Consent Laws: A Summary, Second Edition (2003)
The Center for Adolescent Health & the Law has produced a 200-page monograph that summarizes the minor consent laws for all 50 states and the District of Columbia: State Minor Consent Laws: A Summary, Second Edition 2003 (written by Abigail English and Kirsten E. Kenney and published by the Center for Adolescent Health & the Law in Chapel Hill, North Carolina).
The monograph summarizes the state laws that allow minors to give their own consent for health care. The new monograph provides (for each state) summaries and citations for two types of laws related to minor consent. The first type permits certain groups of minors to give their own consent for health care based on their status (e.g., emancipated minors). The second type authorizes minors to give their own consent for certain health care services (e.g., diagnosis and treatment of STD). The monograph also includes confidentiality and disclosure provisions that are contained in these minor consent laws and selected findings from case law. In addition, the monograph includes a detailed introduction that provides an overview of the legal framework for consent and confidentiality in adolescent health care, appendices listing additional resources, and an overview chart of minor consent laws in the states.
Copies of the monograph are available for purchase. The pricing is as follows:
Nonprofit and Government Entities:
$35 per copy plus shipping and handling
$20 per copy plus shipping and handling for orders of five (5) or more
All Other Entities:
$65 per copy plus shipping and handling
$50 per copy plus shipping and handling for orders of five (5) or more
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