AB 665 — Minors: consent to mental health services.

Summary

Existing law, for some purposes, authorizes a minor who is 12 years of age or older to consent to mental health treatment or counseling on an outpatient basis, or to residential shelter services, if the minor is mature enough to participate intelligently in the outpatient services or residential shelter services, as specified, and either the minor would present a danger of serious physical or mental harm to themselves or to others or if the minor is the alleged victim of incest or child abuse. For other purposes, existing law authorizes a minor who is 12 years of age or older to consent to mental health treatment or counseling services if the minor is mature enough to participate intelligently in the outpatient services or counseling services. This bill would align the existing laws by removing the additional requirement that, in order to consent to mental health treatment or counseling on an outpatient basis, or to residential shelter services, the minor must present a danger of serious physical or mental harm to themselves or to others, or be the alleged victim of incest or child abuse. Existing law, for some purposes, requires that the mental health treatment or counseling include involvement of the minor's parent or guardian unless the professional person treating or counseling the minor determines that the involvement would be inappropriate. For other purposes, existing law requires the involvement of the parent or guardian unless the professional person who is treating or counseling the minor, after consulting with the minor, determines that the involvement would be inappropriate. This bill would also align the existing laws by requiring the professional person treating or counseling the minor to consult with the minor before determining whether involvement of the minor's parent or guardian would be inappropriate. Existing law defines professional person for these purposes to include, among other things, a mental health professional, a marriage and family therapist, a licensed educational psychologist, a clinical psychologist, the chief administrator of an agency, and a licensed professional clinical counselor, as defined. This bill would add a registered psychologist, a registered psychological assistant, a psychological trainee, an associate clinical social worker, a social work intern, a clinical counselor trainee working under the supervision of a licensed professional, and a board-certified psychiatrist to the definition of professional person for these purposes. This bill would make all of the above changes operative on July 1, 2024.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 10/07/23 - Chaptered Current pdf October 07, 2023
• Enrolled 09/11/23 - Enrolled pdf September 11, 2023
• Amended 06/12/23 - Amended Senate pdf June 12, 2023
• Introduced 02/13/23 - Introduced pdf February 13, 2023
• AB665 View text html

Action History

1. October 07, 2023

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 338, Statutes of 2023.

2. October 07, 2023

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 13, 2023

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

4. September 07, 2023

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 60. Noes 16. Page 3040.).

5. September 07, 2023

   Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 3011.)

6. September 06, 2023

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 8 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

7. September 06, 2023

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 8. Page 2417.).

8. June 22, 2023

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

9. June 21, 2023

   From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (June 20).

10. June 12, 2023

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.

11. June 06, 2023

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

12. May 03, 2023

    Referred to Com. on JUD.

13. April 10, 2023

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

14. April 10, 2023

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 55. Noes 9. Page 1077.)

15. March 29, 2023

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

16. March 28, 2023

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (March 28).

17. March 28, 2023

    Coauthors revised.

18. February 23, 2023

    Referred to Com. on JUD.

19. February 14, 2023

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.

20. February 13, 2023

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Scott D. Wiener · Cosponsor
• Juan Carrillo · Primary

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