2015 Revised Code of Washington
Title 70 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
70.24 Control and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases.
70.24.110 Minors—Treatment, consent, liability for payment for care.

WA Rev Code § 70.24.110 (2015) What's This?

RCW 70.24.110 Minors—Treatment, consent, liability for payment for care.

A minor fourteen years of age or older who may have come in contact with any sexually transmitted disease or suspected sexually transmitted disease may give consent to the furnishing of hospital, medical and surgical care related to the diagnosis or treatment of such disease. Such consent shall not be subject to disaffirmance because of minority. The consent of the parent, parents, or legal guardian of such minor shall not be necessary to authorize hospital, medical and surgical care related to such disease and such parent, parents, or legal guardian shall not be liable for payment for any care rendered pursuant to this section.

[1988 c 206 § 912; 1969 ex.s. c 164 § 1.]

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