# 42 CFR § 50.209: Use of Federal financial assistance

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-50.209

## Section

- **Citation:** 42 CFR § 50.209
- **Heading:** Use of Federal financial assistance
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 42—Public Health > CHAPTER I—PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER D—GRANTS > PART 50—POLICIES OF GENERAL APPLICABILITY > Subpart B—Sterilization of Persons in Federally Assisted Family Planning Projects

## Text

(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.
[43 FR 52165, Nov. 8, 1978, as amended at 47 FR 33701, Aug. 4, 1982]

## Nearby sections

- [42 CFR § 50.201 § 50.201 Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-50.201.md)
- [42 CFR § 50.202 § 50.202 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-50.202.md)
- [42 CFR § 50.203 § 50.203 Sterilization of a mentally competent individual aged 21 or older.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-50.203.md)
- [42 CFR § 50.204 § 50.204 Informed consent requirement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-50.204.md)
- [42 CFR § 50.205 § 50.205 Consent form requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-50.205.md)
- [42 CFR § 50.206 § 50.206 Sterilization of a mentally incompetent individual or of an institutionalized individual.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-50.206.md)
- [42 CFR § 50.207 § 50.207 Sterilization by hysterectomy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-50.207.md)
- [42 CFR § 50.208 § 50.208 Program or project requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-50.208.md)
- [42 CFR § 50.209 § 50.209 Use of Federal financial assistance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-50.209.md)
- [42 CFR § 50.210 § 50.210 Review of regulation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-50.210.md)
- [42 CFR § 50.301 § 50.301 Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-50.301.md)
- [42 CFR § 50.302 § 50.302 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-50.302.md)
- [42 CFR § 50.303 § 50.303 General rule.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-50.303.md)
- [42 CFR § 50.304 § 50.304 Life of the mother would be endangered.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-50.304.md)

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