New Jersey § 9:17a-4

§ 9:17a-4.

a. (1) The consent to the provision of medical or surgical care or services or a forensic

sexual assault examination by a hospital or public clinic, or consent to the performance of medical or surgical care or services

or a forensic sexual assault examination by a health care professional, when executed

by a minor who is or believes that he or she may have a sexually transmitted infection , or who is at least 13 years of age and is or believes that he or she may be infected

with the human immunodeficiency virus or have acquired immune deficiency syndrome,

or by a minor who, in the judgment of the treating health care professional, appears

to have been sexually assaulted, shall be valid and binding as if the minor had achieved

the age of majority. Any such consent shall not be subject to later disaffirmance by reason of minority. In the case of a minor who appears to have been sexually assaulted, the minor's

parents or guardian shall be notified immediately, unless the treating healthcare

professional believes that it is in the best interests of the patient not to do so. Inability of the treating health care professional, hospital, or clinic to locate

or notify the parents or guardian shall not preclude the provision of any emergency

or medical or surgical care to the minor or the performance of a forensic sexual assault

examination on the minor. (2) As used in this subsection, “ health care professional ” means a physician, physician assistant, nurse, or other health care professional

whose professional practice is regulated pursuant to Title 45 of the Revised Statutes. b. When a minor believes that he or she is adversely affected by a substance use disorder involving drugs or is a person with a substance use disorder involving drugs as defined in section 2 of P.L.1970, c. 226 ( C.24:21-2 ) or is adversely affected by an alcohol use disorder or is a person with an alcohol use disorder as defined in section 2 of P.L.1975, c. 305 ( C.26:2B-8 ), the minor's consent to treatment under the supervision of a physician licensed to practice medicine,

or an individual licensed or certified to provide treatment for an alcohol use disorder , or in a facility licensed by the State to provide for the treatment of an alcohol use disorder , shall be valid and binding as if the minor had achieved the age of majority. Any such consent shall not be subject to later disaffirmance by reason of minority. Treatment for an alcohol use disorder or a substance use disorder involving drugs that is consented to by a minor shall be considered confidential information between

the physician, the treatment provider, or the treatment facility, as appropriate,

and the patient, and neither the minor nor the minor's physician, treatment provider,

or treatment facility, as appropriate, shall be required to report such treatment

when it is the result of voluntary consent, except as may otherwise be required by

law. When a minor who is sixteen years of age or older believes that he or she is in need

of behavioral health care services for the treatment of mental illness or emotional

disorders, the minor's consent to temporary outpatient treatment, excluding the use

or administration of medication, under the supervision of a physician licensed to

practice medicine, an advanced practice nurse, or an individual licensed to provide

professional counseling under Title 45 of the Revised Statutes, including, but not

limited to, a psychiatrist, licensed practicing psychologist, certified social worker,

licensed clinical social worker, licensed social worker, licensed marriage and family

therapist, certified psychoanalyst, or licensed psychologist, or in an outpatient

health care facility licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c. 136 ( C.26:2H-1 et seq. ), shall be valid and binding as if the minor had achieved the age of majority. Any such consent shall not be subject to later disaffirmance by reason of minority. Treatment for behavioral health care services for mental illness or emotional disorders

that is consented to by a minor shall be considered confidential information between

the physician, the individual licensed to provide professional counseling, the advanced

practice nurse, or the health care facility, as appropriate, and the patient, and

neither the minor nor the minor's physician, professional counselor, nurse, or outpatient

health care facility, as appropriate, shall be required to report such treatment when

it is the result of voluntary consent. The consent of no other person or persons, including but not limited to, a spouse,

parent, custodian, or guardian, shall be necessary in order to authorize a minor to

receive such hospital services, facility, or clinical care or services, medical or

surgical care or services, or counseling services from a physician licensed to practice

medicine, an individual licensed or certified to provide treatment for an alcohol use disorder , an advanced practice nurse, or an individual licensed to provide professional counseling

under Title 45 of the Revised Statutes, as appropriate, except that behavioral health

care services for the treatment of mental illness or emotional disorders shall be

limited to temporary outpatient services only.