ORS 109.640 allows a minor aged 15 or older to consent to specified medical care without parental consent. Its history begins with 1971 chapter 381 section 1, so the age-15 provision did not originate with HB 2002 in 2023.
A minor 15 years of age or older may give consent, without the consent of a parent or guardian of the minor
ORS 109.640 allows a minor aged 15 or older to consent to specified medical care without parental consent. Its history begins with 1971 chapter 381 section 1, so the age-15 provision did not originate with HB 2002 in 2023. History notation: [1971 c.381 §1]. Oregon DOJ guidance likewise says HB 2002 did not change parental-consent law.