II 109th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 189 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 26, 2005 Mr. Inhofe introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Head Start Act to require parental consent for nonemergency intrusive physical examinations.

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Head Start Act amendment imposing parental consent requirement for nonemergency intrusive physical examinations

The Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

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Parental consent requirement for nonemergency intrusive physical examinations

(a)

In general

A Head Start agency shall obtain written parental consent before administration of any nonemergency intrusive physical examination of a child in connection with participation in a program under this subchapter. (b)

Definition

The term nonemergency intrusive physical examination means, with respect to a child, a physical examination that— (1) is not immediately necessary to protect the health or safety of the child involved or the health or safety of another individual; and (2) requires incision or is otherwise invasive, or involves exposure of private body parts.

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