| Vote Recommendation | Economic Freedom | Property Rights | Personal Responsibility | Limited Government | Individual Liberty |
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| Vote No; Amend | Neutral | Neutral | Neutral | Negative | Negative |
HB 2429 amends the Family Code to include among the persons authorized to consent as a non-parent to the medical, dental, psychological, and surgical treatment of a child a stepparent of the child and an adult who has actual care, control, and possession of the child as the child's primary caregiver.
The bill specifies that a parent, managing conservator, guardian, or other person who, under the law of another state or a court order, is authorized to consent for the child is authorized to give written authorization to consent to the medical, dental, psychological, and surgical treatment of the child to an adult who has actual care, control, and possession of the child or an educational institution in which the child is enrolled.
The bill extends immunity from liability for damages resulting from the examination or treatment of a child currently granted to an adult who has actual care, control, and possession of a child under the jurisdiction of a juvenile court or committed by a juvenile court to the care of an agency of the state or county and to a peace officer who has lawfully taken custody of a child to any non-parent statutorily authorized to consent to the medical, dental, psychological, and surgical treatment of the child.
HB 2429 specifies that a person who may consent to medical, dental, psychological, and surgical treatment of a child as a non-parent, other than a peace officer who has lawfully taken custody of the child, is authorized to consent to the immunization of a child under certain circumstances.