90-21.1. When physician may treat minor without consent of parent, guardian or person in loco parentis. It shall be lawful for any physician licensed to practice medicine in North Carolina to render treatment to any minor without first obtaining the consent and approval of either the father or mother of said child, or any person […]
90-21.10. Penalty. Any person who intentionally performs an abortion with knowledge that, or with reckless disregard as to whether, the person upon whom the abortion is to be performed is an unemancipated minor, and who intentionally or knowingly fails to conform to any requirement of Part 2 of this Article shall be guilty of a […]
90-21.2. "Treatment" defined. The word "treatment" as used in G.S. 90-21.1 is hereby defined to mean any medical procedure or treatment, including X rays, the administration of drugs, blood transfusions, use of anesthetics, and laboratory or other diagnostic procedures employed by or ordered by a physician licensed to practice medicine in the State of North […]
90-21.3. Performance of surgery on minor; obtaining second opinion as to necessity. The word "treatment" as defined in G.S. 90-21.2 shall also include any surgical procedure which in the opinion of the attending physician is necessary under the terms and conditions set out in G.S. 90-21.1; provided, however, no surgery shall be conducted upon a […]
90-21.4. Responsibility, liability and immunity of physicians. (a) Any physician licensed to practice medicine in North Carolina providing health services to a minor under the terms, conditions and circumstances of this Article shall not be held liable in any civil or criminal action for providing such services without having obtained permission from the minor’s parent, […]
90-21.5. Minor’s consent sufficient for certain medical health services. (a) Subject to subsection (a1) of this section, any minor may give effective consent to a physician licensed to practice medicine in North Carolina for medical health services for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of (i) venereal disease and other diseases reportable under G.S. 130A-135, (ii) […]
90-21.6. Definitions. For the purposes of Part 2 only of this Article, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (1) "Unemancipated minor" or "minor" means any person under the age of 18 who has not been married or has not been emancipated pursuant to Article 35 of Chapter 7B of the General Statutes. (2) "Abortion" means […]
90-21.7. Parental consent required. (a) No physician licensed to practice medicine in North Carolina shall perform an abortion upon an unemancipated minor unless the physician or agent thereof or another physician or agent thereof first obtains the written consent of the minor and of: (1) A parent with custody of the minor; or (2) The […]
90-21.8. Procedure for waiver of parental consent. (a) The requirements and procedures under Part 2 of this Article are available and apply to unemancipated minors seeking treatment in this State. (b) The court shall ensure that the minor or her guardian ad litem is given assistance in preparing and filing the petition and shall ensure […]
90-21.9. Medical emergency exception. The requirements of parental consent prescribed by G.S. 90-21.7(a) shall not apply when, in the best medical judgment of the physician based on the facts of the case before the physician, a medical emergency exists that so complicates the pregnancy as to require an immediate abortion, or when the conditions prescribed […]
