A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to eliminate certain exceptions for parental consent for medical treatment of unemancipated minors under the laws pertaining to the practice of medicine.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 90‑21.5(a) is repealed.
SECTION 2.  G.S. 90‑21.7(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	No physician licensed to practice medicine in North Carolina shall perform an abortion upon an unemancipated minor or provide medical health services for an unemancipated minor for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of (i) venereal disease and other diseases reportable under G.S. 130A‑135, (ii) abuse of controlled substances or alcohol, (iii) mental illness or emotional disturbance, or (iv) pregnancy unless the physician or agent thereof or another physician or agent thereof first obtains the written consent of the minor and the written consent, acknowledged in accordance with Chapter 10B of the General Statutes, of:
(1)	A parent with custody of the minor; or
(2)	The legal guardian or legal custodian of the minor; or
(3)	A parent with whom the minor is living; or
(4)	A grandparent with whom the minor has been living for at least six months immediately preceding the date of the minor's written consent."
SECTION 3.  G.S. 122C‑221(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	Except as otherwise provided in this Part, a minor may be admitted to a facility if the minor is (i) mentally ill or a substance abuser, (ii) in need of treatment, and (iii) has complied with the consent requirements under G.S. 90‑21.7(a). Except as otherwise provided in this Part and to the extent allowed under G.S. 90‑21.7, the provisions of G.S. 122C‑211 shall apply to admissions of minors under this Part. In applying for admission to a facility and in any other legal procedure under this Article, the legally responsible person shall act for the minor. If a minor reaches the age of 18 while in treatment under this Part, further treatment is authorized only on the written authorization of the client or under the provisions of Part 7 or Part 8 of Article 5 of this Chapter."
SECTION 4.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2013.