5599-S.E AMH RULE WICM 622

  

ESSB 5599 - H AMD TO HSEL COMM AMD (H-1742.1/23) 692

By Representative Rule

ADOPTED 04/12/2023

On page 2, line 37 of the striking amendment, after "(3)" insert "(a)"

On page 2, after line 40 of the striking amendment, insert the following:

"(b) When the department receives a report under subsection (1) of this section for a minor who is seeking or receiving protected health care services, it shall:

(i) Offer to make referrals on behalf of the minor for appropriate behavioral health services; and

(ii) Offer services designed to resolve the conflict and accomplish a reunification of the family."

EFFECT: Requires that the Department of Children, Youth, and Families do the following after receiving a report from an overnight youth shelter or other licensed organization that provides services to homeless youth that a minor child who is seeking or receiving gender-affirming treatment or reproductive health care services is being served by the shelter or organization without parental permission:

(1) Offer to make referrals on behalf of the minor for appropriate behavioral health services; and

(2) Offer services designed to resolve the conflict and accomplish a reunification of the family.   

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