Table 1.
Persons authorized to provide HPV vaccine consent for adolescents residing in juvenile justice facilities in the 39 states offering HPV vaccination
| Parental consent only | Parental consent sought first, but state or facility superintendent can consent when not obtained |
State or facility superintendent consents on behalf of adolescent with adolescent’s agreement for vaccine receipt |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| HPV Vaccine Offered to Committed and Detained Adolescents |
Alaska | Maryland | Arkansas |
| Colorado* | Minnesota | Delaware | |
| Connecticut | Rhode Island | Idaho | |
| Florida | Kentucky | ||
| Louisiana | |||
| North Dakota | |||
| Vermont | |||
| Washington | |||
| HPV Vaccine Offered to Committed Adolescents; Inconsistently or Not Offered to Detained Adolescents |
Arizona | Alabama | California |
| Indiana | Georgia | ||
| Montana | Kansas | ||
| Pennsylvania | Michigan | ||
| Mississippi | |||
| Missouri | |||
| Nebraska | |||
| Nevada | |||
| New York | |||
| North Carolina | |||
| Ohio | |||
| Oklahoma | |||
| Oregon | |||
| South Carolina | |||
| Tennessee | |||
| Texas | |||
| Utah | |||
| Virginia | |||
| Wisconsin |
*
Colorado: State or facility superintendent consents for committed adolescents aged ≤ 18 years. Parental consent is required for detained adolescents.