Medical Rights Of Minors In Florida

Treating minors under Florida’s new ‘parental consent’ law

https://miamimed.com/news/572974/Treating-minors-under-Floridas-new-parental-consent-law.htm

Prior to HB 241 being signed into law, the Florida Statutes did not contain a provision that specifically made it a crime to provide medical treatment to a minor child without parental consent. With the new parental consent law that went into effect on …

Treating minors under Florida’s new ‘parental consent’ law

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under the common law, minors generally cannot consent to their own medical treatment, and that Florida law contains a number of statutory exceptions to this common law rule. …

Statutes & Constitution :View Statutes : Online Sunshine

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0700-0799/0743/Sections/0743.0645.html

The 2022 Florida Statutes (including Special Session A) 743.0645 Other persons who may consent to medical care or treatment of a minor.—. (a) “Blood …

Parental Rights in Florida

https://www.cchrflorida.org/parental-rights/

Florida Statutes 384.30 – Minors’ consent to treatment.

https://www.lawserver.com/law/state/florida/statutes/florida_statutes_384-30

Terms Used In Florida Statutes 384.30 Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because …

Chapter 743 Section 0645 - 2012 Florida Statutes - The …

https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2012/743.0645

(4) The medical provider shall notify the parent or other person who has the power to consent as otherwise provided by law as soon as possible after the medical care or …

Legal Hurdles to Leap to Get Medical Treatment for …

https://www.floridabar.org/the-florida-bar-journal/legal-hurdles-to-leap-to-get-medical-treatment-for-children/

In fact, the Florida Supreme Court has pointed out that a minor, unwed mother may make life-or-death decisions about her baby and can put her baby up for …

Consent Issues for Minors in Florida - Self …

https://flbog.sip.ufl.edu/risk-rx-article/consent-issues-for-minors-in-florida/

Specifically, a physician is permitted to provide care to minors without parental consent in emergent situations.14 Situations are considered emergent when a minor has …

Minors' rights in medical decision making - PubMed

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17728582/

Abstract. In the past, minors were not considered legally capable of making medical decisions and were viewed as incompetent because of their age. The authority to …

FL Medical Boards Affirm Total Ban on Harmful Medical …

https://lc.org/newsroom/details/022523-fl-medical-boards-affirm-total-ban-on-harmful-medical-procedures-for-minors-1

At a January 31 news conference, Governor DeSantis promised to ban “gender transitions” for children in Florida. He stated, “If you’re performing those …