Consent for Medical Treatment of Minor
Consentimiento Para Tratamiento Médico De Un/a Menor Recibiendo Servicios De Planificación Familiar
Parental Notification and Consent
Notificación Y Consentimiento De Padres
Facts About Minor Consent for Medical Treatment in Texas (PDF)
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Some minors (under the age of 18) will be required to obtain consent from a parent or guardian before receiving certain medical services (such as birth control, a cervical cancer screening, or a well-woman exam) at our health centers.
We CAN provide certain medical care to a minor without parental consent at any of our health centers if:
- You are requesting condoms.
- You would like information about birth control.
- You are requesting a pregnancy test.
- You are requesting testing or treatment for certain sexually transmitted diseases.
- You are on Medicaid (except for clients requesting Gardasil vaccination. Gardasil requires parental consent).
- You are receiving services at a Title X health center (except for clients requesting Gardasil vaccination. Gardasil requires parental consent).
- You are age 16 or 17 and live apart from your parents and manage your own finances. You will be asked to sign a form stating that these are your living arrangements.
- You are emancipated.
- Your parent(s)/guardian cannot be contacted. This means that you do not know how to contact your parents/guardian (you don't know where they live or you are unable to contact them). This does not apply if you just don't want your parents/guardian to be contacted. If your parent or guardian cannot be contacted another adult may be able to sign a consent form for you.
Minors may receive family planning services (including birth control) without parental consent at health centers funded by Title X. Due to funding changes in the Trump administration, Title X funding may no longer be available some of our locations. Please call 1-800-230-PLAN for information on Title X funding availability at Planned Parenthood health centers and what consent process is required for minor’s to receive services.
