N.D. Cent. Code § 14-10-19
Minor's consent for prenatal care and other pregnancy care services
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Current — January 1, 2022
As of December 1, 2021
(1) A physician or other health care provider may provide pregnancy testing and pain management related to pregnancy to a minor without the consent of a parent or guardian.
(1) A physician or other health care provider may provide pregnancy testing and pain management related to pregnancy to a minor without the consent of a parent or guardian.
(2) A physician or other health care provider may provide prenatal care to a pregnant minor in the first trimester of pregnancy or may provide a single prenatal care visit in the second or third trimester of pregnancy without the consent of a parent or guardian.
(2) A physician or other health care provider may provide prenatal care to a pregnant minor in the first trimester of pregnancy or may provide a single prenatal care visit in the second or third trimester of pregnancy without the consent of a parent or guardian.
(3) A physician or other health care provider may provide prenatal care beyond the first trimester of pregnancy or in addition to the single prenatal care visit in the second or third trimester if, after a good-faith effort, the physician or other health care provider is unable to contact the minor’s parent or guardian.
(3) A physician or other health care provider may provide prenatal care beyond the first trimester of pregnancy or in addition to the single prenatal care visit in the second or third trimester if, after a good-faith effort, the physician or other health care provider is unable to contact the minor’s parent or guardian.
(4) The costs incurred by the physician or other health care provider for performing services under this section may not be submitted to a third-party payer without the consent of the minor’s parent or guardian.
(4) The costs incurred by the physician or other health care provider for performing services under this section may not be submitted to a third-party payer without the consent of the minor’s parent or guardian.
(5) This section does not authorize a minor to consent to abortion or otherwise supersede the requirements of chapter 14-02.1.
(5) This section does not authorize a minor to consent to abortion or otherwise supersede the requirements of chapter 14-02.1.
(6) If a minor requests confidential services pursuant to subsection 1, the physician or other health care professional shall encourage the minor to involve her parents or guardian. Notwithstanding subsection 1, a physician or other health care professional or a health care facility may not be compelled against their best judgment to treat a minor based on the minor’s own consent.
(6) If a minor requests confidential services pursuant to subsection 1, the physician or other health care professional shall encourage the minor to involve her parents or guardian. Notwithstanding subsection 1, a physician or other health care professional or a health care facility may not be compelled against their best judgment to treat a minor based on the minor’s own consent.
(7) A physician or other health care professional who, pursuant to subsection 1, provides pregnancy care services to a minor may inform the parent or guardian of the minor of any pregnancy care services given or needed if the physician or other health care professional discusses with the minor the reasons for informing the parent or guardian prior to the disclosure and, in the judgment of the physician or other health care professional: Failure to inform the parent or guardian would seriously jeopardize the health of the minor or her unborn child;
(7) A physician or other health care professional who, pursuant to subsection 1, provides pregnancy care services to a minor may inform the parent or guardian of the minor of any pregnancy care services given or needed if the physician or other health care professional discusses with the minor the reasons for informing the parent or guardian prior to the disclosure and, in the judgment of the physician or other health care professional: Failure to inform the parent or guardian would seriously jeopardize the health of the minor or her unborn child;
(8) Surgery or hospitalization is needed; or
(8) Surgery or hospitalization is needed; or
(9) Informing the parent or guardian would benefit the health of the minor or her unborn child.
(9) Informing the parent or guardian would benefit the health of the minor or her unborn child.
(10) A statement documenting such status, signed by the individual and two adults with knowledge of the individual’s actual circumstances.
(11) An unaccompanied homeless minor who is a parent may consent to, contract for, and receive medical, dental, and behavioral health examinations, care, or treatment for the minor’s child.
(12) A physician or other qualified professional licensed to practice in this state who provides medical, dental, or behavioral health examinations, care, or treatment to an unaccompanied homeless minor under this section may not be held liable in any civil or criminal action for providing such services without having obtained permission from the minor’s parent or guardian. This section does not relieve the physician or other qualified professional from liability for negligence in the diagnosis or treatment of an unaccompanied homeless minor.
(13) Identification of an individual as an unaccompanied homeless minor automatically does not mean the individual is a neglected child as defined in section 50-25.1-02.
(14) This section does not supersede the mandatory reporting requirements of section 50-25.1-03.
Official source: North Dakota Legislative Branch. Reproduced from public-domain North Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.