What about a personal choice, like piercings and tattoos? According to Kansas law, you cannot get a piercing or tattoo under the age of 18 without a parent or guardian’s consent, and it has to be ...

A Troy Republican has introduced an Ohio House bill that he says would repeal a carve-out in Ohio law that allows Ohioans aged 14 to 18 to receive mental health treatment without their parents' ...

Healthcare providers often have a detailed policy outlining when a minor may consent to care and when a parent or legal guardian’s consent is needed. Situations can arise in the treatment of ...

Individuals below the age of 18 are faced with significant barriers when receiving abortion care due to additional parental consent requirements. To address this, the 2020 ROE Act in Massachusetts ...

Under current state law, a minor who is at least 14 years of age, or who has graduated from high school, or who is married, divorced, or pregnant may give legal consent to medical, dental ...

Under the Part 2 final rule, a single signed consent form is all that is needed to share ... notes from other data in a patient’s SUD medical record to ensure these notes are not accidentally ...

The following is a list of tools and forms that the Curateur public has made available for tutors and tutorship councils to assist them in their duties. Consult our step-by-step guides on ...

The AMA voiced its support for proposed federal operating rules regarding automating prior authorization processes for medical services and cited anticipated benefits such as fewer delays in patient ...