Treatment of Minors

Act 500 of 1955, § 14.1, under DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL LAW OF 1955.

Act 500 of 1955, § 14.1

Section 14.1. Treatment of Minors.--Any person under the age of twenty-one years infected with a venereal disease may be given appropriate treatment by a physician. If the minor consents to undergo treatment, approval or consent of his parents or persons in loco parentis shall not be necessary and the physician shall not be sued or held liable for properly administering appropriate treatment to the minor.

(14.1 added Dec. 1, 1971, P.L.590, No.156)