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(1) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (3), any physician or health care
9facility licensed, approved or certified by the state for the provision of health services
10may render preventive, diagnostic, assessment, evaluation or treatment services for
11the abuse of alcohol or other drugs to a minor
12 years of age or over without
12obtaining the consent of or notifying the minor's parent or guardian. Unless consent
1of the minor's parent or guardian is required under sub. (2), the physician or health
2care facility shall obtain the minor's consent prior to billing a 3rd party for services
3under this section. If the minor does not consent, the minor shall be solely
4responsible for paying for the services, which the department shall bill to the minor
5under s. 46.03 (18) (b).
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751.48 Alcohol or other drug abuse treatment for minors with parental
8consent. A parent or guardian of a minor may consent to have the minor assessed
9by an approved treatment facility for the minor's abuse of alcohol or other drugs. If,
10based on the assessment, the approved treatment facility determines that the minor
11is in need of treatment for the abuse of alcohol or other drugs, the approved treatment
12facility shall recommend a plan of treatment that is appropriate for the minor's needs
13and that provides for the least restrictive form of treatment consistent with the
14minor's needs. That treatment may consist of outpatient treatment, day treatment
15or, if the minor is admitted in accordance with s. 51.13, inpatient treatment. The
16parent or guardian of the minor may consent to the treatment recommended under
17this section. The consent of the minor to assessment or treatment under this section
18is not required.".
