HOUSE BILL 254

File Code: Public Health

Sponsored By:

Delegates Morhaim and Nathan-Pulliam

Entitled:

Hospitals - HIV Testing - Health Care Providers

Synopsis:

Requiring designated hospital infectious disease/communicable disease officers to order tests to be conducted in a specified manner on blood samples or other body fluids of hospital patients for the presence of antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); establishing an exception for HIV tests conducted under the Act to the requirement that informed consent be obtained before conducting an HIV test; specifying the confidentiality of medical records and other information related to HIV tests conducted under the Act; etc.

Legislative History

House Action

1/17

First Reading Environmental Matters

2/5

Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.

3/19

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters

3/20

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/21

Motion vote previous question (Delegate Mossburg) Adopted

Third Reading Passed (107-23)

Senate Action

3/24

First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

3/26

Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.

4/3

Unfavorable Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs

Sponsored by:

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

AIDS

CHEMICAL TESTS

DISCLOSURE

DISEASES -see also- AIDS

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS

HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS

LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN

NOTICES

PATIENTS

PHYSICIANS

PRIVACY

RECORDS -see also- RCDNGS; LAND RCDS; VITAL RCDS; CRIM BKGD.

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 18-336 , 18-338.1 , 18-338.2 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 279676/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 20, 1997 at: 10:46 Status: Adopted