PART 4. MEDICAL TREATMENT [6900. - 6930.]

Part 4 enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10.

§§ 6900–6930 · 18 sections

1. CHAPTER 1. Definitions §§ 6900–6904 · 5 sections

   • § 6900 Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the construction of this part.
   • § 6901 “Dental care” means X-ray examination, anesthetic, dental or surgical diagnosis or treatment, and hospital care by a dentist licensed under the Dental Practice…
   • § 6902 “Medical care” means X-ray examination, anesthetic, medical or surgical diagnosis or treatment, and hospital care under the general or special supervision and…
   • § 6903 “Parent or guardian” means either parent if both parents have legal custody, or the parent or person having legal custody, or the guardian, of a minor.
   • § 6904 “Vision care” means the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and management of disorders, diseases, and dysfunctions of the visual system and the provision of…
2. CHAPTER 2. Consent by Person Having Care of Minor or by Court §§ 6910–6911 · 2 sections

   • § 6910 The parent, guardian, or caregiver of a minor who is a relative of the minor and who may authorize medical care and dental care under Section 6550, may…
   • § 6911 (a) Upon application by a minor, the court may summarily grant consent for medical care or dental care or both for the minor if the court determines all of the…
3. CHAPTER 3. Consent by Minor §§ 6920–6930 · 11 sections

   • § 6920 Subject to the limitations provided in this chapter, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a minor may consent to the matters provided in this chapter,…
   • § 6921 A consent given by a minor under this chapter is not subject to disaffirmance because of minority.
   • § 6922 (a) A minor may consent to the minor’s medical care, vision care, or dental care if all of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) The minor is 15 years of…
   • § 6924 (a) As used in this section: (1) “Mental health treatment or counseling services” means the provision of mental health treatment or counseling on an outpatient…
   • § 6925 (a) A minor may consent to medical care related to the prevention or treatment of pregnancy. (b) This section does not authorize a minor to be sterilized…
   • § 6926 (a) A minor who is 12 years of age or older and who may have come into contact with an infectious, contagious, or communicable disease may consent to medical…
   • § 6927 A minor who is 12 years of age or older and who is alleged to have been raped may consent to medical care related to the diagnosis or treatment of the…
   • § 6928 (a) “Sexually assaulted” as used in this section includes, but is not limited to, conduct coming within Section 261, 286, or 287 of the Penal Code. (b) A minor…
   • § 6929 (a) As used in this section: (1) “Counseling” means the provision of counseling services by a provider under a contract with the state or a county to provide…
   • § 6929.1 Notwithstanding any other law, a minor 16 years of age or older may consent to opioid use disorder treatment that uses buprenorphine at a physician’s office,…
   • § 6930 (a) A minor who is 12 years of age or older and who states that the minor is injured as a result of intimate partner violence may consent to medical care…