42 CFR 50.209
§ 50.209 Use of Federal financial assistance.
United States · 42 CFR — Public Health · Status: effective
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- 42 CFR 50.209, § 50.209 Use of Federal financial assistance, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/200771
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(a) Federal financial assistance adminstered by the Public Health Service may not be used for expenditures for sterilization procedures unless the consent form appended to this section or another form approved by the Secretary is used.
(b) A program or project shall not use Federal financial assistance for any sterilization or hysterectomy without first receiving documentation showing that the requirements of this subpart have been met. Documentation includes consent forms, and as applicable, either acknowledgments of receipt of hysterectomy information or certification of an exception for hysterectomies.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.