Wisconsin 2025-2026 Regular Session

Wisconsin Assembly Bill AB112 Compare Versions

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4	4	2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 112
5	5	March 11, 2025 - Introduced by JOINT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Referred to
6	6	Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention.
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8	8	*AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
9	9	AN ACT to amend 51.13 (1) (b), 51.13 (1) (c), 51.13 (3) (am), 51.13 (4) (a) (intro.),
10	10	51.13 (4) (a) 3., 51.13 (4) (d), 51.13 (4) (g) 1. b., 51.13 (6) (a) 2., 51.13 (7) (a),
11	11	51.13 (7) (b) 3., 51.13 (7) (b) 5., 51.13 (7) (c), 51.14 (3) (a), 51.14 (3) (f), 51.14 (3)
12	12	(g), 51.14 (3) (h) (intro.), 51.14 (3) (j), 51.14 (4) (a), 51.14 (4) (g) (intro.) and
13	13	51.61 (6); to create 51.138 (1m) of the statutes; relating to: consent to mental
14	14	health treatment by minors who are age 14 or older.
15	15	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
16	16	This bill is explained in the NOTES provided by the Joint Legislative Council in
17	17	the bill.
18	18	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
19	19	enact as follows:
20	20	JOINT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL PREFATORY NOTE: This bill was prepared for the
21	21	Joint Legislative Council Study Committee on Emergency Detention and Civil
22	22	Commitment of Minors.
23	23	The bill revises requirements to obtain a minor[s consent for mental health
24	24	services. Very briefly, the bill allows either a minor age 14 or older, or the minor[s
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34	34	parent or guardian, to consent to begin outpatient or inpatient mental health treatment
35	35	for the minor. If a parent consented to treatment without the minor[s agreement, a
36	36	petition must be filed for review of the appropriateness of the treatment.
37	37	Current Law
38	38	Under current law, if a minor is age 14 or older, both the minor[s and the parent[s
39	39	mutual consent are required for outpatient or inpatient mental health treatment. Very
40	40	generally, if a minor or parent refuses to provide consent for treatment, the other party
41	41	may petition for review and approval to begin outpatient or inpatient treatment.
42	42	General Revision to Minor[s Consent for Mental Health Treatment
43	43	The bill revises the provisions that require both a minor age 14 or older and the
44	44	minor[s parent or guardian to consent to outpatient or inpatient mental health
45	45	treatment, to instead specify that either a minor age 14 or older, or a parent or
46	46	guardian, may consent to outpatient or inpatient mental health treatment. The bill
47	47	does not alter mental health treatment consent provisions that apply when a minor is
48	48	under age 14.
49	49	Inpatient Procedures
50	50	The bill specifies that if a minor age 14 or older refused to join an application for
51	51	admission to an inpatient treatment facility for treatment of mental illness or
52	52	developmental disability, the treatment facility director must notify the local county
53	53	corporation counsel that the minor has been admitted to the facility. The county
54	54	corporation counsel is then required to file a petition for court review of the admission
55	55	in the manner provided under current law. Likewise, the bill specifies that if a parent
56	56	or guardian refused to join an application for admission to an inpatient treatment
57	57	facility for treatment of mental illness or developmental disability, the parent or
58	58	guardian may file a petition for review of the admission in the manner provided under
59	59	current law.
60	60	Under current law, if the court finds that the therapy or treatment for mental
61	61	illness or developmental disability in the inpatient facility to which the minor was
62	62	admitted is not appropriate or is not the least restrictive therapy or treatment for the
63	63	minor[s needs, the court may order that the minor be transferred to more appropriate
64	64	therapy or treatment, if the transfer is first approved by both a minor age 14 or older
65	65	and a parent or guardian. The bill allows the court to order a transfer to more
66	66	appropriate therapy or treatment, if first approved by a minor age 14 or older, or the
67	67	parent or guardian, rather than requiring approval of both the minor and the parent or
68	68	guardian.
69	69	The bill makes similar revisions to allow either a minor[s or the parent[s or
70	70	guardian[s consent in the procedures for short-term admissions, continued admission if
71	71	admission occurred when the minor was under age 14, and discharge upon written
72	72	request.
73	73	Outpatient Procedures
74	74	The bill specifies that if a minor age 14 or older provided consent for outpatient
75	75	mental health treatment, despite a parent[s or guardian[s refusal to consent, the parent
76	76	or guardian may petition for review of the appropriateness of the outpatient mental
77	77	health treatment by the court mental health review officer in the manner provided
78	78	under current law. Likewise, the bill specifies that if a parent or guardian provided
79	79	consent for outpatient mental health treatment, despite the minor[s refusal to consent,
80	80	the outpatient treatment facility director must notify the local county corporation
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86	86	The county corporation counsel is then required to file a petition for review of the
87	87	appropriateness of the outpatient mental health treatment by the court mental health
88	88	review officer in the manner provided under current law.
89	89	Additionally, under current law, outpatient mental health treatment may be
90	90	provided to a minor in certain emergency situations without first obtaining a parent[s
91	91	or guardian[s consent, if reasonable efforts have been made to obtain the parent[s or
92	92	guardian[s consent before initiating treatment. The bill removes the requirement for a
93	93	health care provider to make reasonable efforts to obtain a parent[s or guardian[s
94	94	consent for outpatient mental health treatment for a minor age 14 or older in those
95	95	emergency situations. Instead, under the bill, all outpatient mental health treatment,
96	96	including emergency outpatient mental health treatment, is subject to the general
97	97	outpatient procedures that apply when a minor is age 14 or older.
98	98	SECTION 1. 51.13 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
99	99	51.13 (1) (b) Minors 14 years of age or older; mental illness or developmental
100	100	disability. The application for admission of a minor who is 14 years of age or older
101	101	to an approved inpatient treatment facility for the primary purpose of treatment for
102	102	mental illness or developmental disability shall be executed by the minor and, a
103	103	parent who has legal custody of the minor, or the minor[s guardian, except as
104	104	provided in par. (c). If the minor refuses to execute the application, a parent who
105	105	has legal custody of the minor or the minor[s guardian may execute the application
106	106	on the minor[s behalf, and the petition shall be filed as required under sub. (4).
107	107	SECTION 2. 51.13 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
108	108	51.13 (1) (c) Lack of parent or guardian consent to treatment. If a minor who
109	109	is under 14 years of age wishes to be admitted to an approved inpatient treatment
110	110	facility or a minor who is 14 years of age or older wishes to be admitted to an
111	111	approved inpatient facility for the primary purpose of treatment for alcoholism or
112	112	drug abuse but a parent with legal custody or the guardian cannot be found, there
113	113	is no parent with legal custody or guardian, or the parent with legal custody or
114	114	guardian of a the minor 14 years of age or older refuses to execute the application,
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138	138	(4). The court may, at the minor[s request, temporarily approve the admission
139	139	pending hearing on the petition, if such a hearing is required under sub. (4).
140	140	SECTION 3. 51.13 (3) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
141	141	51.13 (3) (am) Rights. Prior to admission if possible, or as soon thereafter as
142	142	possible, the minor who is admitted under sub. (1) (a) or (b) and the minor[s parent
143	143	or guardian, if available, shall be informed by the director of the facility or his or her
144	144	designee, both orally and in writing, in easily understandable language, of the
145	145	review procedure in sub. (4), including the standards to be applied by the court and
146	146	the possible dispositions; the minor[s right to an independent evaluation, if ordered
147	147	by the court; the minor[s right to be informed about how to contact the state
148	148	protection and advocacy agency designated under s. 51.62 (2) (a); the right under
149	149	sub. (4) (d) to a hearing upon request under sub. (4); the minor[s right to appointed
150	150	counsel as provided in sub. (4) (d) if a hearing is held; for a minor other than a minor
151	151	specified under par. (b), the right of the minor or parent or guardian to request the
152	152	minor[s discharge as provided in or limited by sub. (7) (b); and the minor[s right to
153	153	a hearing to determine continued appropriateness of the admission as provided in
154	154	sub. (7) (c).
155	155	SECTION 4. 51.13 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
156	156	51.13 (4) (a) When petition filed. (intro.) Within 3 days after the admission of
157	157	a minor under sub. (1) (b) (bm) or (c), or within 3 days after an application is
158	158	executed for admission of the a minor under sub. (1) (bm) or (c), whichever occurs
159	159	first, the treatment director of the facility or the center for the developmentally
160	160	disabled to which the minor is admitted, or his or her designee, shall file a verified
161	161	petition for review of the admission in the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction
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190	190	under chs. 48 and 938 in the county in which the facility is located, if the minor is 14
191	191	years of age or older and refuses to join in the application; the minor wants
192	192	treatment and the minor[s parent with legal custody or guardian refuses to join in
193	193	the application; there is no parent with legal custody or guardian; or the parent
194	194	with legal custody or guardian cannot be found. Within one day, exclusive of
195	195	weekends and legal holidays, after an application is executed for admission of a
196	196	minor under sub. (1) (b), if the minor refused to join in the application, the
197	197	treatment director of the facility or the center for the developmentally disabled to
198	198	which the minor is admitted, or their designee, shall notify the corporation counsel
199	199	in the county in which the facility is located, and the corporation counsel shall,
200	200	within 2 days, exclusive of weekends and legal holidays, after receiving the notice,
201	201	file a verified petition for review of the admission in the court assigned to exercise
202	202	jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938 in the county in which the facility is located.
203	203	Within 3 days after an application is executed for admission of a minor under sub.
204	204	(1) (b), if the minor[s parent or guardian refused to join in the application, the
205	205	minor[s parent or guardian may file a verified petition for review of the admission
206	206	in the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938 in the county in
207	207	which the facility or the center for the developmentally disabled to which the minor
208	208	is admitted is located. If the parent or guardian is not the petitioner, a copy of the
209	209	petition and a notice of hearing shall be served on the parent or guardian at his or
210	210	her last known address. A copy of the application for admission and of any relevant
211	211	professional evaluations shall be attached to the petition. The petition shall contain
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242	242	51.13 (4) (a) 3. The facts substantiating the petitioner[s belief in the minor[s
243	243	need for psychiatric services, or services for developmental disability, alcoholism or
244	244	drug abuse or the petitioner[s belief that the minor does not need psychiatric
245	245	services or services for developmental disability.
246	246	SECTION 6. 51.13 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
247	247	51.13 (4) (d) Criteria for approving admission. Within 5 days after the filing
248	248	of the petition, the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938
249	249	shall determine, based on the allegations of the petition and accompanying
250	250	documents, whether there is a prima facie showing that the minor is in need of
251	251	psychiatric services, or services for developmental disability, alcoholism, or drug
252	252	abuse, whether the treatment facility offers inpatient therapy or treatment that is
253	253	appropriate to the minor[s needs; whether inpatient care in the treatment facility is
254	254	the least restrictive therapy or treatment consistent with the needs of the minor;
255	255	and, if the minor 14 years of age or older has been admitted to the treatment facility
256	256	for the primary purpose of treatment for mental illness or developmental disability,
257	257	whether the admission was made under an application executed by the minor and
258	258	or the minor[s parent or guardian. If such a showing is made, the court shall permit
259	259	admission. If the court is unable to make those determinations based on the
260	260	petition and accompanying documents, the court may dismiss the petition as
261	261	provided in par. (h); order additional information, including an independent
262	262	evaluation, to be produced as necessary for the court to make those determinations
263	263	within 7 days, exclusive of weekends and legal holidays, after admission or
264	264	application for admission, whichever is sooner; or hold a hearing within 7 days,
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294	294	admission, whichever is sooner. If the admission was made under an application
295	295	executed by the minor[s parent or guardian despite the minor[s refusal, or if a
296	296	hearing has been requested by the minor or by the minor[s counsel, parent, or
297	297	guardian, the court shall order an independent evaluation of the minor and hold a
298	298	hearing to review the admission, within 7 days, exclusive of weekends and legal
299	299	holidays, after admission or application for admission, whichever is sooner, and
300	300	shall appoint counsel to represent the minor if the minor is unrepresented. If the
301	301	court considers it necessary, the court shall also appoint a guardian ad litem to
302	302	represent the minor. The minor shall be informed about how to contact the state
303	303	protection and advocacy agency designated under s. 51.62 (2) (a).
304	304	SECTION 7. 51.13 (4) (g) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
305	305	51.13 (4) (g) 1. b. For a minor who is 14 years of age or older, the minor and, a
306	306	parent who has legal custody of the minor, or the minor[s guardian, except that, if
307	307	the minor refuses approval, a parent who has legal custody of the minor or the
308	308	minor[s guardian may provide approval on the minor[s behalf.
309	309	SECTION 8. 51.13 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
310	310	51.13 (6) (a) 2. If the minor is 14 years of age or older and is being admitted for
311	311	the primary purpose of diagnosis, evaluation, or services for mental illness or
312	312	developmental disability, the application shall be executed by the minor[s parent or
313	313	guardian and or the minor, except that, if the minor refuses to execute the
314	314	application, the parent or the guardian may execute the application. Admission
315	315	under this subdivision of a minor who refuses to execute the application is
316	316	reviewable under sub. (4) (d). If a review is requested or required, the treatment
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346	346	the case of a center for the developmentally disabled, the director of the center or
347	347	his or her designee shall file a verified petition for review of the admission on behalf
348	348	of the minor.
349	349	SECTION 9. 51.13 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
350	350	51.13 (7) (a) Minor attains age 14 during admission. If a minor is admitted to
351	351	an inpatient treatment facility while under 14 years of age, and if upon reaching age
352	352	14 is in need of further inpatient care and treatment primarily for mental illness or
353	353	developmental disability, the director of the facility shall request the minor and or
354	354	the minor[s parent or guardian to execute an application for admission. If the
355	355	minor refuses, the minor[s parent or guardian may execute the application on the
356	356	minor[s behalf. Such an application may be executed within 30 days prior to a
357	357	minor[s 14th birthday. If the application is executed, a petition for review shall be
358	358	filed in the manner prescribed in sub. (4), unless such a review has been held within
359	359	the last 120 days. If the application is not executed by the time of the minor[s 14th
360	360	birthday, the minor shall be discharged unless a petition or statement is filed for
361	361	emergency detention, emergency commitment, involuntary commitment, or
362	362	protective placement by the end of the next day in which the court transacts
363	363	business.
364	364	SECTION 10. 51.13 (7) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
365	365	51.13 (7) (b) 3. For a minor 14 years of age or older who is admitted under sub.
366	366	(1) (b) for the primary purpose of treatment for mental illness or developmental
367	367	disability, the minor and or the minor[s parent or guardian may request discharge
368	368	in writing. If the parent or guardian of the minor refuses to request discharge and
369	369	if the director of the facility to which the minor is admitted or his or her designee
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398	398	avers, in writing, that the minor is in need of psychiatric services or services for
399	399	developmental disability, that the facility[s therapy or treatment is appropriate to
400	400	the minor[s needs, and that inpatient care in the treatment facility is the least
401	401	restrictive therapy or treatment consistent with the needs of the minor, the minor
402	402	may not be discharged under this paragraph.
403	403	SECTION 11. 51.13 (7) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
404	404	51.13 (7) (b) 5. A minor specified in subd. 1., a minor specified in subd. 2.
405	405	whose parent or guardian requests discharge in writing, and a minor specified in
406	406	subd. 3. who requests and or whose parent or guardian requests discharge in
407	407	writing shall be discharged within 48 hours after submission of the request,
408	408	exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, unless a petition or statement
409	409	is filed for emergency detention, emergency commitment, involuntary commitment,
410	410	or protective placement.
411	411	SECTION 12. 51.13 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
412	412	51.13 (7) (c) Request for hearing when not discharged. Any minor who is
413	413	admitted under this section, other than a minor to which whom par. (b) 1. 2.
414	414	applies, who is not discharged under par. (b), may submit a written request to the
415	415	court for a hearing to determine the continued appropriateness of the admission. If
416	416	the director or staff of the inpatient treatment facility to which a minor described in
417	417	this paragraph is admitted observes conduct by the minor that demonstrates an
418	418	unwillingness to remain at the facility, including a written expression of opinion or
419	419	unauthorized absence, the director shall file a written request with the court to
420	420	determine the continued appropriateness of the admission. A request that is made
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450	450	not be written or composed by the minor. A request for a hearing under this
451	451	paragraph that is received by staff or the director of the facility in which the minor
452	452	is admitted shall be filed with the court by the director. The court shall order a
453	453	hearing as provided in sub. (4) (d) upon request if no hearing concerning the minor[s
454	454	admission has been held within 120 days before court receipt of the request. If a
455	455	hearing is held, the court shall hold the hearing within 14 days after receipt of the
456	456	request, unless the parties agree to a longer period. After the hearing, the court
457	457	shall dispose of the matter in the manner provided in sub. (4) (h).
458	458	SECTION 13. 51.138 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
459	459	51.138 (1m) Subsections (2) to (4) do not apply to a minor who is 14 years of
460	460	age or older. Section 51.14 applies to a minor who is 14 years of age or older.
461	461	SECTION 14. 51.14 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
462	462	51.14 (3) (a) A parent or guardian of a minor 14 years of age or older or a
463	463	person acting on behalf of the minor who provided the informed consent to
464	464	outpatient mental health treatment required under s. 51.61 (6) despite the parent
465	465	or guardian[s refusal to provide consent may petition the mental health review
466	466	officer in the county in which the minor[s parent or guardian has residence for a
467	467	review of a refusal or inability of the minor[s parent or guardian to provide the
468	468	informed consent for outpatient mental health treatment required under s. 51.61
469	469	(6) the appropriateness of the outpatient mental health treatment for the minor.
470	470	For a minor on whose behalf consent for outpatient treatment was provided under s.
471	471	51.61 (6) by the minor[s parent or guardian despite the minor[s refusal, the
472	472	treatment director of the outpatient facility shall notify the corporation counsel in
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502	502	petition for review of the informed consent on behalf of the minor. If consent of a
503	503	parent or guardian of the minor is not obtained during the 30-day treatment period
504	504	as described in s. 51.138 (3), the treatment director of the outpatient mental health
505	505	treatment provider shall file a petition to initiate review of outpatient mental
506	506	health treatment of a minor receiving treatment under s. 51.138 for review of the
507	507	appropriateness of the outpatient mental health treatment for the minor.
508	508	SECTION 15. 51.14 (3) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
509	509	51.14 (3) (f) If prior to a hearing under par. (g) the minor or the minor[s
510	510	parent or guardian requests and the mental health review officer determines that
511	511	the best interests of the minor would be served, a petition may be filed for court
512	512	review under sub. (4) without further review under this subsection.
513	513	SECTION 16. 51.14 (3) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
514	514	51.14 (3) (g) Within 21 days after the filing of a petition under this subsection,
515	515	the mental health review officer shall hold a hearing on the refusal or inability of
516	516	the minor[s parent or guardian to provide informed consent for outpatient
517	517	treatment or on the provision of informed consent by the parent or guardian despite
518	518	the minor[s refusal or the provision of informed consent by the minor despite the
519	519	parent or guardian[s refusal. The mental health review officer shall provide notice
520	520	of the date, time, and place of the hearing to the minor and, if available, the minor[s
521	521	parent or guardian at least 96 hours prior to the hearing.
522	522	SECTION 17. 51.14 (3) (h) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
523	523	51.14 (3) (h) (intro.) If following the hearing under par. (g) and after taking
524	524	into consideration the recommendations, if any, of the county department under s.
525	525	51.42 or 51.437 made under par. (e), the mental health review officer finds all of the
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554	554	following, he or she shall issue a written order that, notwithstanding the written,
555	555	informed consent requirement of s. 51.61 (6), the written, informed consent of the
556	556	minor[s parent or guardian, if the parent or guardian is refusing or unable to
557	557	provide consent, is not required for outpatient mental health treatment for the
558	558	minor or, if the parent or guardian provided informed consent despite the minor[s
559	559	refusal, the outpatient mental health treatment for the minor is appropriate:
560	560	SECTION 18. 51.14 (3) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
561	561	51.14 (3) (j) The mental health review officer shall notify the minor and the
562	562	minor[s parent or guardian, if available, of the right to judicial review under sub.
563	563	(4).
564	564	SECTION 19. 51.14 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
565	565	51.14 (4) (a) Within 21 days after the issuance of the order by the mental
566	566	health review officer under sub. (3) or if sub. (3) (f) applies, the minor, or a person
567	567	acting on behalf of the minor, or the minor[s parent or guardian may petition a court
568	568	assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938 in the county of residence of
569	569	the minor[s parent or guardian for a review of the refusal or inability of the minor[s
570	570	parent or guardian to provide the informed consent for outpatient mental health
571	571	treatment required under s. 51.61 (6) or for a review of the provision of informed
572	572	consent by the parent or guardian despite the minor[s refusal or the provision of
573	573	informed consent by the minor despite the parent or guardian[s refusal.
574	574	SECTION 20. 51.14 (4) (g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
575	575	51.14 (4) (g) (intro.) After the hearing under this subsection, the court shall
576	576	issue a written order stating that, notwithstanding the written, informed consent
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606	606	if the parent or guardian refuses or is unable to provide consent, is not required for
607	607	outpatient mental health treatment for the minor or that, if the parent or guardian
608	608	provided informed consent despite the minor[s refusal, the outpatient mental
609	609	health treatment for the minor is appropriate, if the court finds all of the following:
610	610	SECTION 21. 51.61 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
611	611	51.61 (6) Subject to the rights of patients provided under this chapter, the
612	612	department, county departments under s. 51.42 or 51.437, and any agency
613	613	providing services under an agreement with the department or those county
614	614	departments have the right to use customary and usual treatment techniques and
615	615	procedures in a reasonable and appropriate manner in the treatment of patients
616	616	who are receiving services under the mental health system, for the purpose of
617	617	ameliorating the conditions for which the patients were admitted to the system.
618	618	The written, informed consent of any patient shall first be obtained, unless the
619	619	person has been found not competent to refuse medication and treatment under
620	620	sub. (1) (g) or the person is a minor 14 years of age or older who is receiving services
621	621	for alcoholism or drug abuse or a minor under 14 years of age who is receiving
622	622	services for mental illness, developmental disability, alcoholism, or drug abuse. In
623	623	the case of such a minor, the written, informed consent of the parent or guardian is
624	624	required, except as provided under an order issued under s. 51.13 (1) (c) or 51.14 (3)
625	625	(h) or (4) (g), or as provided in s. 51.138 or 51.47. Except as provided in s. 51.138, if
626	626	If the minor is 14 years of age or older and is receiving services for mental illness or
627	627	developmental disability, the written, informed consent of the minor and or the
628	628	minor[s parent or guardian is required, except that a refusal of either such a minor
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658	658	informed consent for admission or transfer to an approved inpatient treatment
659	659	facility is reviewable under s. 51.13 (1) (c), (3), or (4), or 51.35 (3) (b), and a refusal
660	660	of either a minor 14 years of age or older or the minor[s parent or guardian to
661	661	provide written, informed consent for outpatient mental health treatment is
662	662	reviewable under s. 51.14.
663	663	SECTION 22. Initial applicability.
664	664	(1) The treatment of s. 51.13 (1) (b) and (c), (3) (am), (4) (a) (intro.) and 3., (d),
665	665	and (g) 1. b., (6) (a) 2., and (7) (a), (b) 3. and 5., and (c) first applies to an application
666	666	for admission of a minor to an inpatient treatment facility under s. 51.13 that is
667	667	executed on the effective date of this subsection.
668	668	(2) The treatment of s. 51.138 (1m) first applies to a 30-day treatment period
669	669	under s. 51.138 (2) that begins on the effective date of this subsection.
670	670	(3) The treatment of s. 51.61 (6) first applies to treatment or services for
671	671	mental illness or developmental delay provided to a minor on the effective date of
672	672	this subsection.
673	673	(4) The treatment of s. 51.14 (3) (a), (f), (g), (h) (intro.), and (j) and (4) (a) and
674	674	(g) (intro.) first applies to the provision of informed consent for outpatient mental
675	675	health treatment of a minor on the effective date of this subsection.
676	676	SECTION 23. Effective date.
677	677	(1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after
678	678	publication.
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