Florida Statute 384.30 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH

Chapter 384
SEXUALLY TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES

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F.S. 384.30

384.30 Minors’ consent to treatment.—

(1) The department and its authorized representatives, each physician licensed to practice medicine under the provisions of chapter 458 or chapter 459, each health care professional licensed under the provisions of part I of chapter 464 who is acting pursuant to the scope of his or her license, and each public or private hospital, clinic, or other health facility may examine and provide treatment for sexually transmissible diseases to any minor, if the physician, health care professional, or facility is qualified to provide such treatment. The consent of the parents or guardians of a minor is not a prerequisite for an examination or treatment.

(2) The fact of consultation, examination, and treatment of a minor for a sexually transmissible disease is confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and shall not be divulged in any direct or indirect manner, such as sending a bill for services rendered to a parent or guardian, except as provided in s. 384.29.

History.—s. 90, ch. 86-220; s. 8, ch. 90-344; s. 12, ch. 93-227; s. 682, ch. 95-148; s. 200, ch. 96-406; s. 90, ch. 2000-318.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 384.30

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 384.30.

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Cases Citing Statute 384.30

Total Results: 4

NORTH FLA. WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2003-07-10

Citation: 866 So. 2d 612, 2003 WL 21546546

Snippet: majority decision if the Legislature changes section 384.30(1) or 743.065(1), Florida Statutes (1999), in reaction

State, Florida Department of Health v. North Florida Women's Health & Counseling Services, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-02-09

Citation: 852 So. 2d 254, 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 1217

Snippet: treatment for sexually transmitted diseases, see § 384.30(1), Fla.Stat. (1999), to the general rule that

State v. WOMEN'S HEALTH AND COUNSELING SERVICES, INC.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-02-09

Citation: 852 So. 2d 254, 2001 WL 111037

Snippet: treatment for sexually transmitted diseases, see § 384.30(1), Fla.Stat. (1999), to the general rule that

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1998-08-14

Snippet: the parents or guardian. Specifically, section 384.30, Florida Statutes, provides: "(1) The department