North Dakota Century Code Title 14. Domestic Relations and Persons § 14-10-19. Minor's consent for prenatal care and other pregnancy care services

1. a. A physician or other health care provider may provide pregnancy testing and pain management related to pregnancy to a minor without the consent of a parent or guardian.

b. A physician or other health care provider may provide prenatal care to a pregnant minor in the first trimester of pregnancy or may provide a single prenatal care visit in the second or third trimester of pregnancy without the consent of a parent or guardian.

c. A physician or other health care provider may provide prenatal care beyond the first trimester of pregnancy or in addition to the single prenatal care visit in the second or third trimester if, after a good-faith effort, the physician or other health care provider is unable to contact the minor's parent or guardian.

d. The costs incurred by the physician or other health care provider for performing services under this section may not be submitted to a third-party payer without the consent of the minor's parent or guardian.

e. This section does not authorize a minor to consent to abortion or otherwise supersede the requirements of chapter 14-02.1.

a. Failure to inform the parent or guardian would seriously jeopardize the health of the minor or her unborn child;

b. Surgery or hospitalization is needed; or

c. Informing the parent or guardian would benefit the health of the minor or her unborn child.