HR 2941 · 105th Congress · Health
To permit States to condition use of State funds for purchase of prescription drugs for minors under certain Federal State matching programs upon parental consent.
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.(1997-11-20)
Plain Language Summary
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Prohibits construing any Federal-State matching program as preventing a State from requiring, as a condition of providing assistance regarding the dispensing of a prescription drug to a minor, that a parent or guardian of the minor consent to the dispensing. Requires that these programs be considered Federal-State matching programs: (1) title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act; (2) title X (Population Research and Voluntary Family Planning Programs) of the Public Health Service Act; (3) title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act; and (4) part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)(TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act.…
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Cosponsors (14)
1 Democrat13 Republicans