House File 2523 S-5121 Amend House File 2523, as passed by the House, as follows: 1 1. By striking everything after the enacting clause and 2 inserting: 3 < Section 1. Section 601.1, subsection 2, Code 2026, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 2. a. Subject to section 147.164 , a parent or guardian 6 bears the ultimate responsibility, and has the fundamental, 7 constitutionally protected right, to make decisions affecting 8 the parent’s or guardian’s minor child, including decisions 9 related to the minor child’s medical care, moral upbringing, 10 religious upbringing, residence, education, and extracurricular 11 activities. 12 b. A parent or guardian of a minor child may consent to and 13 authorize the minor child’s evaluation, counseling, therapy, 14 rehabilitation service, medication management, outpatient 15 treatment, or prescreening interview and consultation for 16 inpatient treatment for a substance use disorder as defined 17 in section 125.2, or a mental health condition. A parent’s 18 or guardian’s consent and authorization under this paragraph 19 shall be effective over any objection to the consent and 20 authorization from the minor child. 21 c. This subsection shall not be construed to require a 22 mental health care professional as defined in section 228.1, or 23 a facility as defined in section 125.2, to provide treatment 24 to a minor child if the mental health professional or facility 25 determines that treatment is not appropriate, the criteria to 26 admit the minor child for treatment has not been met, or the 27 mental health professional or facility is otherwise unable to 28 treat the minor child. 29 d. Any and all restrictions of this right the rights 30 described in this subsection shall be subject to strict 31 scrutiny. > 32 2. Title page, by striking lines 1 through 3 and inserting 33 < An Act establishing the right of a parent or guardian of 34 a minor child to consent to and authorize certain medical 35 -1- HF 2523.3490 (5) 91 dg/ko 1/ 2 #1.