Alaska HB232 allows minors aged 16 and older to consent to outpatient behavioral and mental health services without parental consent.
HB232 amends Alaska law to allow minors aged 16 and older to consent to outpatient behavioral and mental health services for up to five appointments without parental consent. After five appointments, a mental health provider must determine if obtaining parental consent would be detrimental to the minor's well-being. If so, the provider may continue services with the minor's consent. If not, the provider must inform the minor that parental consent is required. The provider cannot prescribe medication without parental consent.
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