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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5342
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 2048
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. MASTROFRANCESCO, 80th Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING THE NOTIFICATION OF A PARENT OR
GUARDIAN OF A MINOR PRIOR TO THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL
OR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO THE MINOR.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require that, prior to the 1
provision of any medical or mental health service to a minor, the health 2
care provider or mental health care provider notify the parent or 3
guardian of such minor and, in the case of the termination of a 4
pregnancy by a minor, such minor may seek and receive court approval 5
to terminate the pregnancy in a proceeding that ensures the minor's 6
anonymity and is conducted with sufficient expedition to allow such 7
minor to terminate the pregnancy. 8
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure that the best interests of a minor are protected when requiring
medical or mental health treatment.