An Alternative Model Act Providing for Consent of Minors for Health Services

The "Model Act Providing for Consent of Minors for Health Services" proposed by the Committee on Youth of the American Academy of Pediatrics and published in Pediatrics in February 1973 (Vol. 51, No. 2, pp. 293-296), has been considered at length by the members of the Committee on Legislat...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 1973-11, Vol.52 (5), p.750-750
Main Authors: Daniel, William A., Rigc, C. Andrew
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The "Model Act Providing for Consent of Minors for Health Services" proposed by the Committee on Youth of the American Academy of Pediatrics and published in Pediatrics in February 1973 (Vol. 51, No. 2, pp. 293-296), has been considered at length by the members of the Committee on Legislation Concerning Adolescents' Medical Care of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. We consider that the proposed AAP Model Act is unwieldly: it is too long and in places ambiguous.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.52.5.750