Oklahoma SB958 modifies health care consent and confidentiality laws for minors and their parents or legal guardians.
Oklahoma SB958 amends health care laws to grant parents and legal guardians certain rights and protections, and modifies conditions for self-consent of minors. The bill specifies that minors can consent to health services without parental consent if they are married, have a dependent child, or are emancipated. It also allows minors who are pregnant, have a communicable disease, or are dealing with drug and substance abuse to self-consent for related services.
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