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House Journal: Page 389: Thursday, February 9, 1995

13   reason of failure to obtain consent before rendering
14   emergency medical, surgical, hospital or health
15   services to any individual, regardless of age, when
16   the patient is unable to give consent for any reason
17   and there is no other person reasonably available who
18   is legally authorized to consent to the providing of
19   such care.  However, if the individual is under
20   eighteen years of age and has not been and is not
21   married, a parent, legal guardian, or custodian shall
22   be notified prior to the rendering of services to the
23   individual, unless a medical emergency exists.  For
24   the purposes of this subsection "medical emergency"
25   means medical emergency as defined in section 135L.1.
26     Sec. 6.  Section 229.2, subsection 1, unnumbered
27   paragraph 2, Code 1995, is amended to read as follows:
28     In the case of a minor, the parent, guardian, or
29   custodian may shall make application for admission
of
30   the minor as a voluntary patient.
31     Sec. 7.  Section 229.2, subsection 1, paragraphs a
32   through f, Code 1995, are amended by striking the
33   paragraphs.
34     Sec. 8.  Sections 140.9 and 599.6, Code 1995, are
35   repealed."
36     2.  Title page, line 1, by striking the words
37   "decision-making process" and inserting the following:
38   "notification process for minors seeking medical
39   intervention."
40     3.  Title page, by striking lines 2 and 3.
Amendment H-3046 lost, placing out of order the following
amendments: H-3057 and H-3058, filed by Connors of Polk and
Baker on February 8, 1995.
Kreiman of Davis offered the following amendment H-3040 filed by
him and moved its adoption:
H-3040
 1     Amend Senate File 13, as amended, passed, and
 2   reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
 3     1.  Page 8, by inserting after line 20 the
 4   following:
 5     "   .  A person who will perform an abortion on a
 6   pregnant minor shall inform the pregnant minor of the
 7   requirement of notification of a parent of the
 8   pregnant minor prior to the performance of an abortion
 9   on the pregnant minor, of the option available to the
10   pregnant minor to petition the court to authorize
11   waiver of the notification requirement, and of the
12   other exceptions to required notification."
13     2.  By renumbering as necessary.
A non-record roll call was requested.
The ayes were 23, nays 51.
Amendment H-3040 lost.

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