Healthcare /CPLEE CA Laws That Guide the Specifics of Clinical Practice: Treatment of Minors Part 2
CPLEE CA Laws That Guide the Specifics of Clinical Practice: Treatment of Minors Part 2
This deck covers the California laws guiding clinical practice related to the treatment of minors, focusing on consent and parental involvement.
Effective January 1, 2011, pursuant to Senate Bill 543, Health and Safety Code (124260) took effect, which allows a minor who is ___ years of age or older and mature enough to participate to receive mental health treatment without parental consent.
12.
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Effective January 1, 2011, pursuant to Senate Bill 543, Health and Safety Code (124260) took effect, which allows a minor who is ___ years of age or older and mature enough to participate to receive mental health treatment without parental consent.
12.
The Health and Safety Code does NOT require that the minor be a risk to self or others, or a victim of incest or child abuse, in order to receive __________________________ without parental consent.
Outpatient mental health treatment.
While both the Family Code 6924 and Health and Safety Code 124260 are part of CA law, the current interpretation is that the ____________________ prevails.
Health and Safety Code 124260.
Both the Health and Safety Code and CA Family Code not that outpatient mental health treatment should include a minor’s parent or guardian unless, in the professional person’s opinion, involvement would be ________________.
Inappropriate.
The professional treating a minor must state in the records (with respect to contacting a guardian): (2 things)
• Whether an attempt was made to contact the guardian • If an attempt was deemed inappropriate, why?
A parent/guardian ____________ be held financially liable for any services provided if the parent/guardian did not consent/participate in treatment.
Cannot.
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Effective January 1, 2011, pursuant to Senate Bill 543, Health and Safety Code (124260) took effect, which allows a minor who is ___ years of age or older and mature enough to participate to receive mental health treatment without parental consent. | 12. |
The Health and Safety Code does NOT require that the minor be a risk to self or others, or a victim of incest or child abuse, in order to receive __________________________ without parental consent. | Outpatient mental health treatment. |
While both the Family Code 6924 and Health and Safety Code 124260 are part of CA law, the current interpretation is that the ____________________ prevails. | Health and Safety Code 124260. |
Both the Health and Safety Code and CA Family Code not that outpatient mental health treatment should include a minor’s parent or guardian unless, in the professional person’s opinion, involvement would be ________________. | Inappropriate. |
The professional treating a minor must state in the records (with respect to contacting a guardian): (2 things) | • Whether an attempt was made to contact the guardian • If an attempt was deemed inappropriate, why? |
A parent/guardian ____________ be held financially liable for any services provided if the parent/guardian did not consent/participate in treatment. | Cannot. |
Minors may not receive _________________, psychosurgery, or _______________ without parental/guardian consent. | • Electroconvulsive therapy • Psychotropic medications |
With regard to ___________________, the professional offering these services must make an effort to notify the parent or guardian that these services are being provided. | Residential shelter services. |
A minor of ________________ may consent to medical care related to the prevention or treatment of pregnancy including contraception and abortion. This does not authorize a minor to be ________________ without parental/guardian consent. The health care provider _______ permitted to inform the minor’s parent or guardian. | • Any age • Sterilized • Is not |
A minor of ___ years of age or older who may have come in contact with a communicable or sexually transmitted disease may consent to medical care related to the diagnosis or treatment of the disease. The health care provider _ permitted to inform the minor/parent's guardian or share the minor's records without consent. | • 12 • Is not |
A minor of ___ who is alleged to have been sexually assaulted or raped may consent to medical care related to diagnosis, treatment, and collection of evidence. The health care provider ___ attempt to contact the parent/guardian (unless the parent/guardian committed the assault), and record the _________/time and __________________. | • Any age • Must • Date/time • Success of the attempt • Note: The provision re: contacting the parent/guardian does not apply if the minor is 12 years of age or older and the victim of rape. |
A minor _ years of age or older may consent to medical care and counseling relating to the diagnosis and treatment of a drug or alcohol related problem. Counseling services may only be rendered by a provider under a contract with the _ or a ___ to offer alcohol or drug abuse counseling services. | • 12 • County • State • Note: This excludes most private practice therapists. |
The treatment plan must include the parent/guardian if appropriate, and the person rendering treatment must state whether he/she ____________________, was _______________, or (if contact was deemed __________________), why. | Attempted to contact the parent/guardian Successful or not Inappropriate |
A minor receive methadone treatment or other replacement narcotics such as LAAM (levoalphacetymethadol) without parental consent. | May not. |