2018 Mississippi Code
Title 41 - Public Health
Chapter 41 - Surgical or Medical Procedures; Consents
In General
§ 41-41-13. Physician or nurse practitioner treating minor for venereal disease need not obtain parental consent.

Universal Citation:
MS Code § 41-41-13 (2018)
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Any physician, duly licensed to practice medicine in the State of Mississippi, or any nurse practitioner, who, in the exercise of due care, renders medical care to a minor for treatment of a venereal disease is under no obligation to obtain the consent of a parent or guardian, as applicable, or to inform such parent or guardian of such treatment.

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