101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB2984

 

Introduced , by Rep. Thomas Morrison

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
410 ILCS 210/2  from Ch. 111, par. 4502

    Amends the Consent by Minors to Health Care Services Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning consent by a parent to the performance of a medical or surgical procedure on a child.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning health.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Consent by Minors to Health Care Services
5Act is amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
 
6    (410 ILCS 210/2)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4502)
7    Sec. 2. Any parent, including a parent who is a minor, may
8consent to the the performance upon his or her child of a
9health care service by a physician licensed to practice
10medicine in all its branches, a chiropractic physician, a
11licensed optometrist, a licensed advanced practice registered
12nurse, or a licensed physician assistant or a dental procedure
13by a licensed dentist. The consent of a parent who is a minor
14shall not be voidable because of such minority, but, for such
15purpose, a parent who is a minor shall be deemed to have the
16same legal capacity to act and shall have the same powers and
17obligations as has a person of legal age.
18(Source: P.A. 99-173, eff. 7-29-15; 100-378, eff. 1-1-18;
19100-513, eff. 1-1-18; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)