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Advocates press committee to repeal ORC 5122.04; witnesses cite parental‑notification concerns and crisis exceptions
Summary
Witnesses told the committee House Bill 172 should repeal ORC 5122.04 because it allows certain minors to access outpatient mental‑health services without parental notification.
Witnesses for and against aspects of House Bill 172 gave extended testimony about parental notification and minor consent to outpatient mental health services during the hearing on ORC 5122.04.
John Stover of Ohio Value Voters urged repeal, saying ORC 5122.04 permits a minor 14 years or older to obtain outpatient mental‑health services without parental knowledge and that this conflicts with the Parents’ Bill of Rights passed…
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