Oklahoma § 25-2004 - Written consent required for medical treatment of minors

§ 25-2004. Written consent required for medical treatment of minors

– Exceptions - Penalties.

A. Except as otherwise provided by law, no person, corporation,

association, organization, state-supported institution, or

individual employed by any of these entities may procure, solicit to

perform, arrange for the performance of, perform surgical

procedures, or perform a physical examination upon a minor or

prescribe any prescription drugs to a minor without first obtaining

a written consent of a parent or legal guardian of the minor.

Provided, however, that if written consent is provided to a school

district for assessment or treatment, such consent shall be

effective for the school year for which it is granted and shall be

renewed each subsequent school year. If an assessment or treatment

is performed through telemedicine at a school site and if consent

has been provided by the parent and is currently effective, the

health professional shall not be required to verify that the parent

is at the site.

B. Except as otherwise provided by law, no hospital as defined

in Section 1-701 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes may permit

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surgical procedures to be performed upon a minor in its facilities

without first having received a written consent from a parent or

legal guardian of the minor.

C. The provisions of this section shall not apply when it has

been determined by a physician that an emergency exists and that it

is necessary to perform such surgical procedures for the treatment

of an injury, illness or drug abuse, or to save the life of the

patient, or when such parent or other adult authorized by law to

consent on behalf of a minor cannot be located or contacted after a

reasonably diligent effort.

D. The provisions of this section shall not apply to an

abortion, which shall be governed by the provisions of Sections 1740 through 1-740.6 and Sections 1-744 through 1-744.6 of Title 63

of the Oklahoma Statutes or any successor statute.

E. A person who violates a provision of this section is guilty

of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than One Thousand

Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment of not more than one (1) year in

the county jail, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Added by Laws 2014, c. 238, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2014. Amended by Laws

2016, c. 50, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2016; Laws 2019, c. 329, § 1, eff.

July 1, 2019.