1523-S AMH THIB PERR 94

SHB 1523 ‑ H AMDS 404 ADOPTED 3/15/95

By Representatives Thibadeau and Mitchell

     On page 3, line 26, after "Sec. 4." insert "(1)"

     On page 3, after line 35 insert the following:

     "(2) Before any notice is given under (1) of this section, the unemancipated minor or incompetent must have signed a form indicating that she has been fully informed of the options available to her under this act.  The form shall be prepared by the department of health.  The form shall be made available to all physicians in the state and shall contain information covering at least the following:

     (a) That no notice is required if she is emancipated as defined in section 3 of this act;

     (b) That alternative notice may be made under section 5 of this act if she has been the victim of neglect or sexual or physical abuse by a parent or guardian;

     (c) That notice may be waived under section 6 of this act if a medical emergency exists; and

     (d) That notice may be waived by a court at no cost to her and with the assistance of a court-appointed attorney under section 9 of this act if the court finds that she is sufficiently mature to decide about an abortion, or that there is evidence of a pattern of sexual or physical abuse by a parent or guardian, or that notice to a parent or guardian would not be in her best interest."

EFFECT:  Requires that before the parents of a minor are notified, the minor must have been informed of the alternatives to notification provided by the act.