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Juvenile
Law Center Analyzes Age of Consent Law
December
21, 2004
The staff of
the Juvenile Law Center has completed their review and analysis of Act 147,
the new Age of Consent Law. This overview of the impact of the law, what has
changed, and what has remained the same is available on their web site at www.jlc.org/home/mentalhealth/legislative_update.htm.
The analysis
by the Juvenile Law Center is an excellent resource for information related
to client and parental consent to treatment and release of records.
PCPA is working
with the Juvenile Law Center, the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Services, and several professional organizations to provide information and
guidance to providers as they take the necessary action to comply with this
new law. A review and discussion of Act 147 will be a key part of the Children’s
Committee meeting on January 18, 2005.
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