AB 599, as introduced, Donnelly. Minors: vaccinations: parental consent.
Existing law allows a minor who is 12 years of age or older and who may have come into contact with an infectious, contagious, or communicable disease to consent to medical care related to the diagnosis or treatment of the disease, if the disease or condition is one that is required by law or regulation to be reported to the local health officer, or is a related sexually transmitted disease, as may be determined by the State Public Health Officer.
This bill would specify that these provisions do not authorize a minor to receive a vaccine without the consent of the parent or guardian of the minor.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 6926 of the Family Code is amended to
2read:
(a) A minor who is 12 years of age or older and who
4may have come into contact with an infectious, contagious, or
5communicable disease may consent to medical care related to the
P2 1diagnosis or treatment of the disease, if the disease or condition is
2one that is required by law or regulation adopted pursuant to law
3to be reported to the local health officer, or is a related sexually
4transmitted disease, as may be determined by the State Public
5Health Officer.
6(b) A minor who is 12 years of age or older may consent to
7medical care related to the prevention of a sexually transmitted
8disease.
9(c) The minor’s parents or guardian are not liable for payment
10for medical care provided pursuant to this section.
11(d) This section does not authorize a minor to receive a vaccine
12without the consent of the parent or guardian of the minor.
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