A minor age sixteen or older may consent to a forensic medical examination. The minor's consent is not subject to disaffirmance because of minority, and consent of a parent or guardian is not required under this section. The hospital or clinic shall take reasonable steps to notify a minor's parent or guardian that an examination has taken place, unless the parent or guardian is the suspected perpetrator.

Source: SL 2020, ch 85 , § 1; SL 2025, ch 94 , § 3; SL 2026, ch 105 , § 3.