[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3230 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3230

 To provide for parental notification of family planning services, and 
 reporting under State law for minors who are victims of abuse, rape, 
molestation, or incest, under title X of the Public Health Service Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 12, 1998

   Mr. Manzullo (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Istook, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
Hoekstra, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Bachus) introduced the following bill; 
            which was referred to the Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for parental notification of family planning services, and 
 reporting under State law for minors who are victims of abuse, rape, 
molestation, or incest, under title X of the Public Health Service Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Title X Parental Notification Act of 
1998''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO STATE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR 
              MINORS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF ABUSE, RAPE, MOLESTATION, OR 
              INCEST, AND WITH RESPECT TO PARENTAL NOTIFICATION, UNDER 
              TITLE X OF PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.

    (a) Applicability of State Law.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, no provider of services under title X of the Public 
Health Service Act shall be exempt from any State law requiring 
notification or the reporting of child abuse, child molestation, sexual 
abuse, rape, or incest.
    (b) Contraceptive Drugs and Devices.--None of the funds 
appropriated in any Federal Act for any fiscal year for carrying out 
title X of the Public Health Service Act may be made available to any 
family planning project under section 1001 of such title if any 
provider of services in the project knowingly provides contraceptive 
prescription drugs or contraceptive prescription devices to a minor, 
unless--
            (1) the minor is emancipated under applicable State law;
            (2) a court of competent jurisdiction has directed that the 
        minor may receive the drugs or devices;
            (3) such provider of services has given actual written 
        notice to a custodial parent or custodial legal guardian of the 
        minor, notifying the parent or legal guardian of the intent to 
        provide the drugs or devices, at least five business days 
        before providing the drugs or devices; or
            (4) the minor has the written consent of a custodial parent 
        or custodial legal guardian to receive the drugs or devices.
    (c) Certifications by Providers; Regulations.--Each provider of 
services under title X of the Public Health Service Act shall each year 
certify to the Secretary of Health and Human Services compliance with 
this section. Such Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be 
necessary to effectuate this section.
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