When a person, minor or adult, has not lived with his or her husband or wife for a period of one year or longer and when the location of said person's husband or wife is not known by the person whose husband or wife is missing, then such person, minor or adult, may give his or her consent to any legally authorized medical, dental, health or mental health services, and the consent of the missing husband or wife shall not be required.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.
Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.
Chapter 8 - Consent for Health Services.
Section 22-8-1 - Persons Physically or Mentally Unable to Consent.
Section 22-8-2 - When Consent of Missing Husband or Wife Not Required.
Section 22-8-3 - When Physician May Proceed Without Consent of Parent.
Section 22-8-4 - When Minor May Give Consent Generally.
Section 22-8-5 - Consent of Minor for Self and Child.
Section 22-8-8 - Consents Authorized Deemed Cumulative.
Section 22-8-9 - Consent of Minor to Donation of Bone Marrow; Consent by Parent or Legal Guardian.