A bill to authorize States under Federal health care grant-in-aid programs to require parental consent or notification for purpose of purchase of prescription drugs or devices for minors

2 Pages·2002·0.09 MB·English

by  United States. Congress. House

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107t2hdcSoesnsgironess H. R. 4783
To authorize States under Federal health care grant-in-aid pi-ogi-ams to
i-equii-epai-ental consentornotificationforpuiposeofpurchaseofpi-e-
scriptiondragsorde\'ieesforminors.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May21,2002
Mr.Bli.U)VofTexas(foi-himself,Mrs.Mtoick,Mr.Pitts,Mi-.Terry, Mr.
SoUDER,Mi-. Istook,Mr.BarrofGeorgia,andUh.Hart)introduced
thefollowingbill;whichwasreferredtotheConnnitteeonEnergy-and
Commerce
A
BILL
To authorize States under Federal health care grant-in-aid
l)rograms to require parental consent or notification for
purpose ofpurchase ofprescription drugs or devices for
minors.
1 BeitenactedhytheSenateandHouseofRepresenta-
2 tivesoftheUnitedStatesofAmericainCongressassembled,
3 SECTION1.SHORTTITLE.
4 ThisActmaybe cited as the "State's and Parental
5 RightsImpro\'ementActof2002"
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2 3 flDTs ooDiasoa a
1 SEC.2.AUTHORIZATIONFORSTATESTOREQUIREPAREN-
2 TAL CONSENT OR NOTIFICATION FOR PUR-
3 POSE OF PURCHASE OF PRESCRIPTION
4 DRUGS OR DEVICES FOR MINORS UNDER
5 FEDERALHEALTHCARE GRANT-IN-AID PRO-
6 GRAMS.
7 Not\Adthstaiidinganyotherprovision oflaw, a State
8 shallnotbeconsideredtohaveviolatedanytermoreondi-
9 tionofanyFederalhealthcaregrant-in-aidprograminso-
10 far asthe State requires the consent ornotification ofa
11 parentorguardianwithrespecttothedispensingofapre-
12 scription drugordevice (oranyclass ofdrugs ordevices
13 specifiedbytheState)toaminor.
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