Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§300b–2 Voluntary participation by individuals
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 6A— - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IX— - GENETIC DISEASES, HEMOPHILIA PROGRAMS, AND SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME › Part Part A— - Genetic Diseases › § 300b–2
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Title 42, §300b–2
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The participation by any individual in any program or portion thereof under this part shall be wholly voluntary and shall not be a prerequisite to eligibility for or receipt of any other service or assistance from, or to participation in, any other program.
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A prior section 300b–2, act
July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XI, § 1103, as added
May 16, 1972, Pub. L. 92–294, § 3(c), 86 Stat. 138; amended Aug. 29, 1972, Pub. L. 92–414, § 4(3), 86 Stat. 652, was identical to this section, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 94–278, title IV, § 403(a), Apr. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 407.
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42 U.S.C. § 300b–2
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
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Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73