Massachusetts Law About Children's Health Care
Massachusetts Laws
- MGL c.111, s.24E Access to Contraception
- MGL c.112, s.12E Access to Drug Treatment
- MGL c.112, s.12F Emergency Treatment of Minors
- MGL c.112, s.12S Consent to Abortion Persons Less than 18 Years Old
- MGL c.123, s.10 Admission to Mental Health Facilities
- St.2008, c.321 Yolanda's Law: Enhancing children's mental health treatment
Court Rules
Superior Court Standing Order 5-81: Uniform Procedures Regarding Petitions for Abortion Authorization Under GL c.112, s.12.
Other Web Sources
Consent to Medical Treatment by Minors in Massachusetts, Juvenile Rights Advocacy Project. Outlines the consent laws for minors seeking medical treatment under a variety of circumstances.
Parents' How-To Guide on Children's Mental Health Services in Massachusetts, Boston Bar Association. Includes steps for getting help, paying for services, services in your child's school, and more.
Responding to Scenes Involving Minors Refusing Treatment or Transport, Office of Emergency Medical Services 1/18/05. Provides guidance to emergency medical personnel on how to respond to minors refusing treatment in accordance with Mass. law.
Students with Comfort Care/Do Not Resuscitate Orders, Mass. Dept. of Education, November 30, 2004. "In response to requests from several Massachusetts school districts, the following guidelines for the care of students with Comfort Care/Do Not Resuscitate Orders were developed in consultation with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) Office of Emergency Medicine and the MDPH Legal Office. We hope these guidelines will assist you."
Print Sources
Child Welfare Practice in Massachusetts, MCLE, loose-leaf, chapter 21: Medical and Mental Health Treatment for Children in DSS Custody.
Handbook on the Legal Rights of Minors, Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee, 2001.
Health for Teens in Care: A Judge's Guide, by Karen Aileen Howze, ABA, 2002.
Protecting Children in a Changing World: Advocacy Strategies for Children's Rights, by Susan F. Cole, MCLE, 2003.