SB-0380, As Passed Senate, October 14, 2015

SENATE BILL No. 380

June 4, 2015, Introduced by Senators MARLEAU, HERTEL, GREGORY and WARREN and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

"Public health code,"

by amending section 5127 (MCL 333.5127), as added by 1988 PA 491.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 5127. (1) Subject to section 5133, the consent to the

provision of medical or surgical care, treatment, or services by a

hospital, clinic, or physician that is executed by a minor who is

or professes to be infected with a venereal disease sexually

transmitted infection or HIV is valid and binding as if the minor

had achieved the age of majority. The consent is not subject to

later disaffirmance by reason of minority. The consent of any other

person, including a spouse, parent, or guardian, or person in loco

parentis, is not necessary to authorize the services described in

this subsection to be provided to a minor.

     (2) For medical reasons a treating physician, and on the

advice and direction of the treating physician, a physician, a

member of the medical staff of a hospital or clinic, or other

health professional, may , but is not obligated to, inform the

spouse, parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis as to the

treatment given or needed. The information may be given to or

withheld from these persons without consent of the minor and

notwithstanding the express refusal of the minor to the providing

of the information.

     (3) A spouse, parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis of

a minor is not financially responsible for surgical care,

treatment, or services provided under this section.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

after the date it is enacted into law.

     Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect

unless all of the following bills of the 98th Legislature are

enacted into law:

     (a) Senate Bill No. 374.                                   

     (b) Senate Bill No. 375.                                   

     (c) Senate Bill No. 376.                                   

     (d) Senate Bill No. 377.                                   

     (e) Senate Bill No. 378.                                   

     (f) Senate Bill No. 379.                                   

     (g) Senate Bill No. 381.