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LD 1209		 First Regular Session - 124th Legislature - Text: MS-Word, RTF or PDF LR 1107
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An Act Regarding the Consent of Minors To Receive Substance Abuse and Mental Health Treatment

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1502,  as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. C, §8 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is amended to read:

§ 1502. Consent

In addition to the ability to consent to treatment for health services as provided in sections 1823 and 1908 and Title 32, sections 2595, 3292, 3817, 6221 and 7004, a minor may consent to treatment for abuse of alcohol or drugs or for emotional or psychological problems . if the minor:

1.  Living separately; independent of parental support.   Has been living separately from parents or legal guardians for at least 60 days and is independent of parental support;
2.  Married.   Is or was legally married;
3.  Armed Forces.   Is or was a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; or
4.  Emancipated.   Has been emancipated by the court pursuant to Title 15, section 3506-A.

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This bill requires a minor to have been living separately from parents and independent of parental support, be or have been legally married, be or have been a member of the Armed Forces of the United States or have been emancipated by a court in order to be able to consent to treatment for abuse of alcohol or drugs or for emotional or psychological problems.

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