Table II.
Proposed legislation authorizing minors to consent to vaccination∗
| State | Bill, year proposed | Minimum age | Clinical determination of capacity to consent explicitly required | Scope of consent authorized |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any required or listed vaccines including HPV | Any CDC or ACIP recommended vaccines | ||||
| DC | B 23-0171, 2019 | Any age | x | x | |
| GA | HB 615, 2019 | 16 y | x | ||
| MD | SB 135, 2020 | 16 y | x | x | |
| NJ | S 3835, 2020 | 14 y | x | ||
| NY | S 4244C, 2019 | 14 y | x | x | |
| VA | SB 104, 2020 | Any age | x | x | |
∗
None of the bills had been enacted as of August 2020.