House
File
814
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
814
BY
A.
MEYER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
a
pregnant
minor’s
legal
capacity
to
consent
1
to
the
provision
of
certain
medical
care.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
TLSB
2262YH
(2)
91
lh/ko
H.F.
814
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
135.196
Pregnancy
care
for
minors.
1
1.
If
a
parent,
guardian,
or
legal
custodian
of
a
minor
2
is
not
reasonably
available,
the
minor
shall
have
the
3
legal
capacity
to
give
consent
to
the
provision
of
prenatal
4
care,
intrapartum
care,
or
postnatal
care
to
the
minor
by
a
5
physician,
a
physician’s
designee,
an
advanced
registered
6
nurse
practitioner,
a
physician
assistant,
a
registered
nurse,
7
a
licensed
practical
nurse,
or
an
emergency
medical
care
8
provider.
9
2.
Subsection
1
shall
not
be
construed
to
relieve
a
10
physician,
a
physician’s
designee,
an
advanced
registered
nurse
11
practitioner,
a
physician
assistant,
a
registered
nurse,
a
12
licensed
practical
nurse,
or
an
emergency
medical
care
provider
13
of
the
duty
to
obtain
informed
consent
from
the
minor
patient
14
for
the
provision
of
such
care.
15
EXPLANATION
16
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
17
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
18
This
bill
relates
to
the
legal
capacity
of
a
pregnant
minor
19
to
consent
to
certain
medical
care.
If
a
parent,
guardian,
20
or
legal
custodian
is
not
reasonably
available,
a
minor
shall
21
have
the
legal
capacity
to
give
consent
to
the
provision
of
22
prenatal,
intrapartum,
and
postnatal
care
by
certain
health
23
care
providers.
The
bill
does
not
relieve
the
health
care
24
provider
of
the
duty
to
obtain
informed
consent
from
the
minor.
25
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