Idaho committee sends bill to ‘clean up’ parental consent law to House floor

By: Laura Guido

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: March 12, 2026

Words: 1,169

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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A House committee advanced a bill to “clean up” language from a 2024 law that required parental consent to provide nearly any medical care to young people under 18.

House Bill 860 makes a number a changes to address inadvertent barriers created by that law to young people accessing emergency but non-life threatening care, medical examinations after reported abuse, and support through the 988 Suicide and Crisis Hotline.

Idaho lawmaker …

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