HB 114 - AS INTRODUCED
2023 SESSION
23-0100
07/10
HOUSE BILL 114
AN ACT relative to the age at which a minor may receive mental health treatment without parental consent.
SPONSORS: Rep. Bouchard, Hills. 24; Rep. Cannon, Straf. 12; Rep. Almy, Graf. 17; Rep. M. Smith, Straf. 10; Rep. Levesque, Straf. 4; Rep. Shurtleff, Merr. 15; Rep. Long, Hills. 23; Rep. Infantine, Hills. 16; Rep. Beaulieu, Hills. 19; Rep. Burroughs, Carr. 2; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows a minor 16 years of age or older to consent to mental health treatment without parental consent.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
23-0100
07/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to the age at which a minor may receive mental health treatment without parental consent.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subdivision; Mental Health Practice; Services Provided to Minors. Amend RSA 135-C by inserting after section 67 the following new subdivision:
Mental Health Practice; Services Provided to Minors
135-C:68 Mental Health Services; Consent of Minor. A minor 16 years of age or older may voluntarily consent to mental health services, and a licensed mental health care provider may provide such services without the consent of the minor's parent or legal guardian, provided, however, that the provider shall not prescribe medication without the consent of a parent or guardian.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.