Applying Minor Consent Laws in California for School-Based Mental Health Services
CE Hours: 1.0 NBCC CE hour | NBCC ACEP No. 8109 | Home study (text and video)
NBCC Content Area: 8. Professional Orientation and Ethics
Author: Adam Sipes, M.A., PPS, LPCC. Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with more than a decade of experience teaching graduate-level counseling courses and leading school-based clinical teams. Category 1 presenter for counseling theory and practice content.
EduCare, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 8109. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. EduCare, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
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Adam Sipes, M.A., PPS, LPCC
Apply current CA minor consent rules on campus, manage confidentiality and records, and document decisions to reduce risk and improve care.
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Differentiate consent, assent, confidentiality, and privilege as these concepts apply to minors receiving mental health services on a California school campus, and identify who holds consent authority across rights holders, foster youth, caregiver affidavit arrangements, and emancipated minors.
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Apply the current standard under California Family Code 6924 and Health and Safety Code 124260 to determine whether a minor may consent to outpatient mental health services, including the service limits that remain in effect and the elements AB 665 removed from the analysis.
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Analyze campus scenarios involving service type, student age, maturity, and parent involvement to determine the applicable confidentiality obligations under Education Code 49602 and the corresponding limits on clinical treatment records and pupil record access.
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Construct minor-consent documentation that records the consent determination, the maturity determination, and the parent involvement decision, and identify the escalation triggers that require consultation or legal review before disclosure.
EduCare, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 8109. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. EduCare, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs
