CHC 1560 - Wrongful refusal to consent to medical care and treatment of a child

Art. 1560. Wrongful refusal to consent to medical care and treatment of a child

Whenever the parent or guardian of a child wrongfully refuses to consent to the medical care and treatment of his child as required by this Chapter, the physician may report the child as a child in need of care in accordance with the provisions of Title VI.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §15, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.