[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4783 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4783

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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 21, 2002

Mr. Brady of Texas (for himself, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
 Souder, Mr. Istook, Mr. Barr of Georgia, and Ms. Hart) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 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.

    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 ``State's and Parental Rights 
Improvement Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR STATES TO REQUIRE PARENTAL CONSENT OR 
              NOTIFICATION FOR PURPOSE OF PURCHASE OF PRESCRIPTION 
              DRUGS OR DEVICES FOR MINORS UNDER FEDERAL HEALTH CARE 
              GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAMS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a State shall not be 
considered to have violated any term or condition of any Federal health 
care grant-in-aid program insofar as the State requires the consent or 
notification of a parent or guardian with respect to the dispensing of 
a prescription drug or device (or any class of drugs or devices 
specified by the State) to a minor.
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