Bill Text: HI SB2886 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Adolescent Mental Health Services; Age of Consent
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-07-01 - Act 181, 07/01/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1283). [SB2886 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2016-SB2886-Introduced.html
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO AGE OF CONSENT FOR ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 577, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§577- Mental health services relating to minors; diagnosis, counseling, and related activities. (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a minor who is twelve years of age or older may consent to mental health treatment or counseling services provided by a licensed mental health professional if, in the opinion of the licensed mental health professional, the minor is mature enough to participate intelligently in the mental health treatment or counseling services.
(b) The mental health treatment or counseling services of a minor authorized by this section shall include involvement of the minor's parent or guardian, unless the licensed mental health professional, after consulting with the minor, determines that the involvement would be inappropriate. The licensed mental health professional shall state in the client record whether and when the treating clinician attempted to contact the minor's parent or guardian, and whether the attempt to contact was successful or unsuccessful, or the reason why, in the treating licensed mental health professional's opinion, it would be inappropriate to contact the minor's parent or guardian.
(c) A minor may not abrogate consent provided by a parent or legal guardian on the minor's behalf, nor may a parent or legal guardian abrogate consent given by the minor on his or her own behalf.
(d) If a minor consents to receive mental health treatment or counseling services pursuant to this section, the minor shall not be liable for payment.
(e) The minor's parents or guardian are not liable for payment for mental health treatment or counseling services provided pursuant to this section unless the parent or guardian participates in the mental health treatment or counseling services, and then only for services rendered with the participation of the parent or guardian.
(f) As used in this section:
"Mental health treatment or counseling services" means the provision of outpatient mental health treatment or counseling by a licensed mental health professional.
"Licensed mental health professional" means any of the following:
(1) A person designated as a licensed mental health counselor pursuant to section 453DJ-1;
(2) A person designated as a licensed marriage and family therapist pursuant to 451J-1;
(3) A clinical social worker licensed pursuant to chapter 467E;
(4) A person licensed in the practice of psychology pursuant to chapter 465; and
(5) A board certified, or board eligible, psychiatrist."
SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act, upon its approval, shall take effect on July 1, 2016.
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BY REQUEST |
Report Title:
Mental Health Services; Age of Consent
Description:
To reduce barriers in accessing mental health care for adolescents by lowering the age of consent to receive treatment from 18 years old to 12 years old.
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