5255.E AMH DYER PERR 114

ESB 5255 - H AMDS 562 ADOPTED 4-17-97

By Representative Dyer

     On page 2, line 30, strike "may petition,"

     On page 2, line 30, after "friend," insert "or the attending physician, may petition"

     On page 3, line 1, after "(1)" insert "Either an unemancipated pregnant minor on her own behalf or by next friend, or the minor's attending physician, may petition the superior court under this section."

     On page 3, line 30, strike "any minor or" and insert "the petitioner or a"

EFFECT:  Allows the minor's attending physician to petition the court for a waiver of the parental notice requirement.