[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1699 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1699
To amend the Head Start Act to require parental consent for
nonemergency intrusive physical examinations.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 1, 2003
Mr. Inhofe introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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A BILL
To amend the Head Start Act to require parental consent for
nonemergency intrusive physical examinations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. 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 new section:
``SEC. 657A. 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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