Parent's Right to Know Act of 2005

Parent's Right to Know Act of 2005 - Prohibits any funds appropriated for carrying out federal family planning programs from being made available to any family planning project if any service provider in the project knowingly provides contraceptive drugs or devices to a minor, unless: (1) such provider has given actual written notice to a custodial parent or legal guardian at least five business days prior to providing the drugs or prescription devices; (2) the minor has written consent of a parent or legal guardian; (3) the minor is emancipated; or (4) a court has directed that the minor may receive such drugs or prescription devices.

Requires providers to certify to the Secretary of Health and Human Services compliance with this Act.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3011 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3011

To establish certain requirements relating to the provision of services 
   to minors by family planning projects under title X of the Public 
                          Health Service Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 21, 2005

Mr. Akin (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. 
  Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. 
   Blunt, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Cantor, Mr. 
 Chabot, Mr. Crenshaw, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Feeney, Mr. 
Ferguson, Mr. Fortenberry, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Garrett 
 of New Jersey, Mr. Goode, Mr. Graves, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. 
Herger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
  Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
Jefferson, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Mack, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McCaul 
   of Texas, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Musgrave, Mrs. 
 Myrick, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Otter, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pearce, 
Mr. Pence, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
Shadegg, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stearns, 
    Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
 Whitfield, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, and Mr. Sodrel) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish certain requirements relating to the provision of services 
   to minors by family planning projects 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 ``Parent's Right to Know Act of 
2005''.

SEC. 2. PROVISIONS REGARDING TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING PROJECTS.

    (a) Provision of Contraceptive Drugs or Prescription Devices to 
Minors.--None of the funds appropriated in any Federal Act for any 
fiscal year for carrying out title X of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.) 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 drugs or prescription 
devices to a minor, unless--
            (1) 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 prescription devices, at least five 
        business days before providing the drugs or prescription 
        devices;
            (2) the minor has the written consent of a custodial parent 
        or custodial legal guardian to receive the drugs or 
        prescription devices;
            (3) the minor is emancipated under applicable State law; or
            (4) a court of competent jurisdiction has directed that the 
        minor may receive the drugs or prescription devices.
    (b) Certification of Compliance.--Each provider of services under 
section 1001 of 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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