HB 114 - AS INTRODUCED
2023 SESSION
23-0100
07/10
HOUSE BILL 114
AN ACT relative to the age at which a minor may receive mental health treatment without parental consent.
SPONSORS: Rep. Bouchard, Hills. 24; Rep. Cannon, Straf. 12; Rep. Almy, Graf. 17; Rep. M. Smith, Straf. 10; Rep. Levesque, Straf. 4; Rep. Shurtleff, Merr. 15; Rep. Long, Hills. 23; Rep. Infantine, Hills. 16; Rep. Beaulieu, Hills. 19; Rep. Burroughs, Carr. 2; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows a minor 16 years of age or older to consent to mental health treatment without parental consent.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
23-0100
07/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to the age at which a minor may receive mental health treatment without parental consent.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subdivision; Mental Health Practice; Services Provided to Minors. Amend RSA 135-C by inserting after section 67 the following new subdivision:
Mental Health Practice; Services Provided to Minors
135-C:68 Mental Health Services; Consent of Minor. A minor 16 years of age or older may voluntarily consent to mental health services, and a licensed mental health care provider may provide such services without the consent of the minor's parent or legal guardian, provided, however, that the provider shall not prescribe medication without the consent of a parent or guardian.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 16, 2023 | House | Hearing |
| March 8, 2023 | House | Exec Session |
| March 8, 2023 | House | Floor Vote |
| May 2, 2023 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 18, 2023 | Senate | Floor Vote |
May 18, 2023: Inexpedient to Legislate, RC 14Y-10N, MA === BILL KILLED ===; 05/18/2023; SJ 15
May 10, 2023: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 05/18/2023; SC 22
April 26, 2023: Hearing: 05/02/2023, Room 100, SH, 02:00 pm; SC 20
March 24, 2023: Introduced 03/23/2023 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 12
March 22, 2023: Reconsider HB114 (Rep. Adjutant): MF RC 188-191 03/22/2023 HJ 10 P. 108
March 22, 2023: Ought to Pass: MA DV 191-186 03/22/2023 HJ 10 P. 108
March 14, 2023: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
March 14, 2023: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/08/2023 (Vote 11-9; RC) HC 16 P. 32
March 1, 2023: Executive Session: 03/08/2023 11:00 am LOB 201-203
Feb. 8, 2023: Public Hearing: 02/16/2023 09:45 am LOB 201-203
Dec. 23, 2022: Introduced 01/04/2023 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs