Senate File 120 - Introduced SENATE FILE 120 BY GUTH , SALMON , CAMPBELL , WESTRICH , and EVANS A BILL FOR An Act providing an exception to a minors legal capacity to 1 consent to the provision of medical care or services for a 2 sexually transmitted disease or infection. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1828XS (2) 91 lh/ko
S.F. 120 Section 1. Section 139A.35, Code 2025, is amended to read 1 as follows: 2 139A.35 Minors. 3 A With the exception of the provision of a vaccination for a 4 sexually transmitted disease or infection, a minor shall have 5 the legal capacity to act and give consent to the provision 6 of medical care or services to the minor for the prevention, 7 diagnosis, or treatment of a sexually transmitted disease or 8 infection by a hospital, clinic, or health care provider. 9 Such medical care or services shall be provided by or under 10 the supervision of a physician licensed to practice medicine 11 and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, a physician 12 assistant, or an advanced registered nurse practitioner. 13 Consent shall not be subject to later disaffirmance by reason 14 of such minority. The consent of another person, including but 15 not limited to the consent of a spouse, parent, custodian, or 16 guardian, shall not be necessary. 17 EXPLANATION 18 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 19 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 20 This bill relates to the legal capacity of a minor to consent 21 to the provision of medical care or services to the minor 22 for the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of a sexually 23 transmitted disease or infection. Under Code section 139A.35, 24 a minor has the legal capacity to act and give consent to 25 provision of medical care or services to the minor for the 26 prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of a sexually transmitted 27 disease or infection. Under the bill, a minor does not have 28 the legal capacity to consent to the provision of vaccinations 29 for a sexually transmitted disease or infection. 30 -1- LSB 1828XS (2) 91 lh/ko 1/ 1