SB 547 — Health care; minor self-consent to health services; granting certain protections to parent or legal guardian related to medical records. Effective date.

SENATE CHAMBERFLOOR STATEVERSION OFFebruary OKLAHOMA17, DISPOSITION2025 FLOOR3 AMENDMENTCOMMITTEE No.SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO.

________547 COMMITTEEBy: AMENDMENT (Date) I move to amend Senate Bill No.

547Guthrie as6 follows:8 [ health care - minor self-consent - protections - exceptions - effective date ] BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

SECTION 1.

AMENDATORY 63 O.S.

2021, Section 2602, is amended to read as follows:

Section 2602.

A.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following minors may consent to have services provided by health professionals in the following cases:

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and 2.

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Untimelyprovided, Amendmenthowever, Cyclethat Extendedsuch Secondaryself-consent Amendmentonly applies to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of those conditions specified in this section.

Any health professional who accepts the responsibility of providing such health services also assumes the obligation to provide counseling for the minor by a health professional.

If the minor is found not to be pregnant nor suffering from a communicable disease, nor drug or substance abuse, nor abusive use of alcohol, the health professional shall not reveal any information whatsoever to the spouse, parent, or legal guardian, without the consent of the minor;

4.

Any minor parent as to his or her child;

5.

Any spouse of a minor when the minor is unable to give consent by reason of physical or mental incapacity;

6.

Any minor who by reason of physical or mental capacity cannot give consent and has no known relatives or legal guardian, if two physicians agree on the health service to be given;

7.

Any minor in need of emergency services for conditions which will endanger his or her health or life if delay would result by obtaining consent from his or her spouse, parent, or legal guardian;

provided, however, that the prescribing of any medicine or device for the prevention of pregnancy shall not be considered such an emergency service;

or SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB547 SFLR Page 2 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) 8.

Any minor who is the victim of sexual assault;

provided, however, that such self-consent only applies to a forensic medical examination by a qualified licensed health care professional.

B.

If any minor falsely represents that he or she may give consent and a health professional provides health services in good faith based upon that misrepresentation, the minor shall receive full services without the consent of the minor’s parent or legal guardian and the health professional shall incur no liability except for negligence or intentional harm.

Consent of the minor shall not be subject to later disaffirmance or revocation because of his or her minority.

B.

C.

1.

The health professional shall be required to make a reasonable attempt to inform the spouse, parent, or legal guardian of the minor of any treatment needed or provided under paragraph 7 of subsection A of this section.

2.

In all other instances the health professional may, but shall not be required to, inform the spouse, parent, or legal guardian of the minor of any treatment needed or provided.

The judgment of the health professional as to notification shall be final, and his or her disclosure shall not constitute libel, slander, the breach of the right of privacy, the breach of the rule of privileged communication, or result in any other breach that would incur liability.

D.