Pennsylvania HB120 amends existing law to require parental consent for minors to receive vaccines.
Pennsylvania HB120 amends the act of February 13, 1970, which previously allowed certain minors to consent to medical, dental, and health services without parental consent. The bill introduces a new section requiring parental consent for vaccine administration for minors. Specifically, individuals under eighteen years of age, those who have not graduated from high school, those who have not been pregnant, and those who have not been legally emancipated must have parental consent to receive a vaccine.
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