Minors' Authority to Consent to Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Services

Location	Do States Allow Minors to Consent to STI Services?	Is Consent to HIV Testing or Treatment Included?	Physicians may but is not Required to Inform Parents?
United States	50+DC Yes	32 Yes	18 Yes
Alabama	Yes; minors 12 years and older	Yes	Yes
Alaska	Yes	No	No
Arizona	Yes	No	No
Arkansas	Yes	No	Yes
California	Yes; minors Yes; minors 12 years and older and older	Yes	No
Colorado	Yes; minors 13 years and older	Yes	No
Connecticut	Yes	Yes	No
Delaware	Yes; minors 12 years and older	Yes	Yes
District of Columbia	Yes	No	No
Florida	Yes	Yes	No
Georgia	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hawaii	Yes; minors Yes; minors 14 years and older and older		Yes
Idaho	Yes; minors 14 years and older	Yes	No
Illinois	Yes; minors 12 years and older	Yes	Yes
Indiana	Yes	No	No
Iowa	Yes	Yes	No
Kansas	Yes	No	Yes
Kentucky	Yes	Yes	Yes
Louisiana	Yes	No	Yes
Maine	Yes	No	Yes
Maryland	Yes	No	Yes
Massachusetts	Yes	No	No
Michigan	Yes	Yes	Yes
Minnesota	Yes	No	Yes
Mississippi	Yes	Yes	No
Missouri	Yes	No	Yes
Montana	Yes	Yes	Yes
Nebraska	Yes	No	No
Nevada	Yes	Yes	No
New Hampshire	Yes; minors 14 years and older	No	No
New Jersey	Yes	Yes; minors 13 years and older	Yes
New Mexico	Yes	Yes	No
New York	Yes	Yes	No
North Carolina	Yes	Yes	No
North Dakota	Yes; minors 14 years and older	Yes	No
Ohio	Yes	Yes	No
Oklahoma	Yes	Yes	Yes
Oregon	Yes	Yes	No
Pennsylvania	Yes	Yes	No
Rhode Island	Yes	Yes	No
South Carolina	Yes; 16 years or mature minor	Yes	No
South Dakota	Yes	No	No
Tennessee	Yes	Yes	No
Texas	Yes	Yes	Yes
Utah	Yes	No	No
Vermont	Yes; minors 12 years and older	Yes	No
Virginia	Yes	Yes	No
Washington	Yes; minors 14 years and older	Yes	No
West Virginia	Yes	No	No
Wisconsin	Yes	No	No
Wyoming	Yes	Yes	No

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