Bill Text: CT SB00372 | 2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Provision Of Body Modification Services To Minors.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-12 - Public Hearing 03/16 [SB00372 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2012-SB00372-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 372
February Session, 2012		LCO No. 1849
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Referred to Committee on Public Health
Introduced by:
(PH)

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF BODY MODIFICATION SERVICES TO MINORS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 19a-92g of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2012):

(a) No person may (1) perform body piercing, or (2) enlarge, or insert a device intended to enlarge, any body piercing or ear lobe piercing on an unemancipated minor under eighteen years of age without the written permission of the minor's parent or legal guardian. For purposes of this subsection, "body piercing" means piercing or creating a channel through any part of the body other than the ear lobe for the purpose of inserting a decorative object, and "ear lobe" means the lower portion of the auricle having no cartilage.

(b) Any municipal health authority established under chapter 368e and any district department of health established under chapter 368f may, within its available resources, enforce the provisions of this section.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	October 1, 2012	19a-92g

Statement of Purpose:

To prohibit the provision of certain types of body modification services to a minor without the permission of the minor's parent or legal guardian.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]